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Journal Article


Journal TitleArchaeology Ireland
Article TitleGoing like the clappers
AuthorCoyne, Frank ; Kelleher, Connie
Volume22
Issue(4)
Page(s)pp18-21
DateWinter 2008
Contenttext, photos, maps
Note(s)Describes the repair and re-instatement of a clapper bridge, which is a simple stone bridge made by setting stone blocks at intervals across a river to act as supports for a series of stone slabs laid across the top.
Subject(s)stone ; footbridges ; bridges ; historic monuments
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  • Rahoonagh West, Ballyvourney, Macroom, Co Cork, Republic of Ireland