placenamesArdnurcher or Horseleap
Baile Átha an Urchair
A limestone arch north of Horseleap preserves part of the former route from Streamstown Junction to Clara.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Baile Átha an Urchair · Irish · main form
- Ardnurcher or Horseleap · English · main form
Place & story
Carrying the railway across water
A single-arched bridge in Ardnurcher townland carried the Midland Great Western Railway’s Streamstown Junction–Clara line over a stream. The architectural inventory dates it to about 1863. Large limestone blocks form its rough-faced exterior, with specially cut stones around the arch and rubble stone in the parapets. Retaining walls spread outward on either side. Recorded in 2004 as no longer in active use, the bridge preserves the substantial masonry needed to carry trains over a relatively small watercourse. [2] [3]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ardnurcher or Horseleap. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Ardnurcher railway bridge, NIAH15403130 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Ardnurcher townland, Ardnurcher or Horseleap civil parish · Townlands.ie
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-09-25. How this page was prepared.