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School: Colthurst, An Bhlárna (roll number 6717)

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Blarney, Co. Cork
Teacher:
S. Ó Laoghaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0349, Page 183

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    called Putland Bridge after him, and to the present day is called Putland Bridge on the Ordinance Maps. Some people say that the reason the Tower was built was to prevent "body-snatching" which was very prevalent in Ireland at the time. Fr. Horgan was responsible for the building of Whitechurch Round Tower but he died before it was completed. He was also responsible for the building of the bridge just outside Blarney on the Road to Cork known as "Horgan's Bridge" which was considered at the time a great piece of Engineering due to the fact that it was built in a bog. Fr. Horgan was born in the parish of Blarney and died in the year 1848.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Horgan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Blarney, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr E. Horgan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Blarney, Co. Cork