placenamesAnnalore
Áth an Lobhair
Annalore’s industrial past can be traced through its old road bridge, surviving mill buildings and the railway crossing south of the village.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Áth an Lobhair · Irish · main form · validated name
- Annalore · English · main form
Place & story
A bridge enlarged over generations
Annalore is also recorded as Anlore. Its old road bridge has two arches and a history of repeated enlargement: the architectural inventory dates its first construction to about 1720, with widening around 1800 and 1850. Different arch shapes and masonry preserve those changes. The bridge and neighbouring mill belong to a landscape shaped by movement across the River Finn and the processing of grain. [2]
The surviving flour-mill buildings
An industrial heritage visit in 2008 recorded a substantial grain store and kiln surviving from Anlore flour mill. The association’s account traced references to milling here back to the seventeenth century. These working buildings explain why this small settlement had a significance beyond its houses: grain could be stored, dried and milled beside the river. [3]
The railway crosses the Finn
South of the village, a single stone arch carried the Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway across the Finn. Built about 1858, the Annaghkilly bridge is identified by the architectural inventory as the largest single-arch bridge on that line. The industrial heritage visitors also recorded the remains of a connecting viaduct, rebuilt in 1925 after earlier metal and timber structures. Road, mill and railway thus left distinct layers of engineering around Annalore. [4] [3]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Annalore. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Anlore Bridge, registration 41401238 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Industrial Heritage Association of Ireland newsletter, November 2008: Monaghan visit · Industrial Heritage Association of Ireland
- Annaghkilly railway bridge, registration 41401732 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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