Fermoy to Mitchelstown Railway

[Georgeconna]

Hi all, Was not expecting this today on a Kayak trip, Bridge abutments of the old railway Still sitting there!! Wow. Earth has been removed from both sides. must be 80 foot hight!

Me in the Blue and the Middle Daughter in the Red, 21 kms trip!

 

Edited March 20, 2022 by Georgeconna

[Barl]

Very interesting George, I didn't know anything of that line still existed.

Not a million miles away from where I'm now living in Kilworth either. 

Something else I just noticed last week, there's an old Bell container alongside the M8 at Junction 13 Mitchelstown, something you don't see too often anymore.

[Westcorkrailway]

12 hours ago, Georgeconna said:

Hi all, Was not expecting this today on a Kayak trip, Bridge abutments of the old railway Still sitting there!! Wow. Earth has been removed from both sides. must be 80 foot hight!

Me in the Blue and the Middle Daughter in the Red, 21 kms trip!

 

Looks Very similar to the current state of innoshannon viaduct 

[minister_for_hardship]

I walked the course of that a good few years ago, I picked up this fence wire tensioner along the way, not far from that viaduct I think.

[Georgeconna]

13 hours ago, Barl said:

Very interesting George, I didn't know anything of that line still existed.

Not a million miles away from where I'm now living in Kilworth either. 

Something else I just noticed last week, there's an old Bell container alongside the M8 at Junction 13 Mitchelstown, something you don't see too often anymore.

Drove though Kilworth Twice Yesterday!! Lad I Paddle with lives there , An Andrew Duggan, We also paddled past it and came out on the Araglin river

 

Edited March 21, 2022 by Georgeconna

[Georgeconna]

Looking at google maps you can see it from this road bridge, As you can see the bridge has been very carefully restored. Pity they did not use the old round top cement to match the older part of the bridge.