The Irish Times

A bridge which may date from the medieval period should be refurbished, preserved and secured from further damage, historians and archaeologists have said. Ardara Bridge at Cadamstown, Co Offaly, at the foot of the Slieve Bloom mountains, has been deemed archaeologically important, especially because it is made of dry stone, with no mortar or lime.Massive stones are locked together to form an arch, said Mr Paddy Heany, a local historian and author of At the Foot of Slieve Bloom, a history and folklore account of Cadamstown