placenamesDerry
Doire
An eighteenth-century bridge connects rural roads in the surrounding west Cork countryside.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Doire · Irish · main form · validated name
- Derry · English · main form
Place & story
Three arches over the Roury
Roury Bridge, in Rouryglen, crosses the Roury River west of Derry’s reference location. The architectural inventory dates it to around 1760. Three round-headed arches support its raised, humpback roadway, with cut limestone arch stones contrasting against rubble-stone piers and parapets. A rendered pilaster marks the northern end of its western face. The survey records the crossing as an important meeting point for several rural roads. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Derry. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Roury Bridge, Rouryglen: NIAH 20914303 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.