Several years back the road past the Ardenode hotel was closed because a bridge over a stream had collapsed - it stayed closed for well over a year I suppose whilst the council were figuring out who should pay for the repair.
Another road close by, from Ballymore past Coughlanstown to Carnalway cross, has likewise been closed for well over a year and is
still closed.
Having attempted but failed to return this way a while back I decided to cycle to Ballymore to find out why. The road climbs a small ridge between a disbanded quarry and an acute bend in the river Liffey. My surmise is that the river is eating its way into this ridge and making it unstable and that is why the road is closed. I parked my bike at the barrier on the right, and walked up from there and found a small landslide marked in yellow on my map.
Doubtless the council don't want to spend the considerable expense of making this safe and so the road remains closed - stalemate.
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| Barriers shown in red, landslide in yellow |
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| Barrier and bike |
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| The landslide with river Liffy on the left |
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| The road is just to the right |
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| Nothing obvious - but the landslide is just to the left |
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