5/5 Renata H. 9 months ago on Google
Short,
but
nice
walk.
After
rain
can
be
a
bit
slippery.
Full
with
fairy
doors.
At
some
places,
nice
elevation.
Take
a
walk
to
the
bridge,
it
has
a
long
history.
On
November
1st
1755
a
devastating
earthquake
hit
Lisbon,
Portugal.
This
earthquake,
known
as
the
Great
Lisbon
Earthquake,
is
thought
to
have
had
a
magnitude
of
8.5-9,
(though
this
is
just
an
estimate
as
no
recording
equipment
existed
at
the
time)
and
shockwaves
were
felt
across
Europe.
It
created
tidal
waves
which
hit
coastlines
as
far
away
as
North
Africa,
and
the
boats
in
Kinsale
harbour
are
said
to
have
spun
around
on
their
moorings.
The
wave
travelled
up
the
estuary
of
the
Bandon
River
from
Kinsale
as
far
as
Innishannon,
completely
destroying
the
bridge
here.
Having
been
rebuilt,
after
the
tsuami
of
1755
the
bridge
was
again
extensively
damaged
in
the
severe
floods
of
1761
and
1765.
The
Corporation
of
Bandon
paid
for
the
repair
of
the
Innishannon
Bridge
in
1765
because
it
was
such
an
important
link
for
the
commercial
life
of
the
town
of
Bandon.
Innishannon
Bridge,
in
its
many
guises,
has
crossed
the
Bandon
River
at
this
point
for
over
three
centuries.
It
has
been
the
chief
crossing
point
for
traffic
into
south
western
Cork
