Gob to Choire
Gob an Choire ( Irish for "beak of the kettle", English Achill Sound , officially only the Irish name) is a small town in County Mayo ( Republic of Ireland ). Gob an Choire has 275 inhabitants ( as of 2011 ) and is located at the eastern end of Acaill , the largest Irish island and part of a Gaeltacht area. Gob an Choire is located directly on the Michael Davitt Bridge , which connects the island to the mainland.
Michael Davitt Bridge
The Michael Davitt Bridge (Irish Droichead Mhíchíl Mhic Dhaibhéid ) is a swing bridge that connects Acaill with the An Corrán Peninsula ( Curraun Peninsula ) on the main Irish island. The bridge is named after Michael Davitt , a Fenian and founder of the National Land League who officially opened the bridge in 1887.
In 1947 the first bridge, which had become too narrow for modern traffic, had to be replaced by a new one, which was built south of the old bridge. It also bears the name Michael Davitt Bridge. The bridge is owned by the Mayo County Council . Since the "new" bridge was no longer able to cope with the volume of traffic, it was replaced by a new one in summer 2008. The new building, which bears the old name, is 6.5 m wide, 225.5 m long and weighs 390 t. The bridge is illuminated at night by LED lamps built into it.
Individual evidence
- ^ Gob an Choire (Mayo), census 2011
- ↑ Famous Bridges: Michael Davitt Bridge (2008) , Achill Island, Mayo.
Coordinates: 53 ° 56 ′ N , 9 ° 55 ′ W