Valentia River Viaduct

Good morning my dear hive friends

For todays Post I have decided to show you beautiful old
Valentia River Viaduct just Out-side Cahersiveen (small town south-west)

Last Wednesday we have decided to visit small beach called White beach. Small destination where people enjoy during the hot summer days ( I hope we will have summer this year 😂)

As you can see the weather was super cloudy and it was pretty windy..
These few images was taken from the moving car 💪

The name of the river is Fertha
There are two bridges. One where we were is just for carriageway but now it's used for cars.
And old ob that I showed you is railway Bridge

THE RAILWAY
In 1893 the Killorglin to Valentia branch of The Great Southern and Western Railway opened, The need by local farmers and fishermen to get their produce to market in Britain was identified and the provision of a grant of £85,000, from the British Government, meant that work could commence. In December 1890 the first sod was turned by the local parish priest, Canon Brosnan and witnessed by high officials of the railway compa- ny, amid much fanfare, The project gave a huge boost to the local economy, providing 273 jobs on a basie wage of2 shillings (10p) per day. The overall cost of the 26 mile track was £243,627, a huge sum in those days, averaging almost $9,000 per mile. Three years after work began the first train left Valentia Station on the 12 September 1893. With local VIPs onboard and large crowds watch- ing, the engine departed festooned with flags and bunting. Hundreds of fog signals' were exploded along the line. The main traffic on the line came from tourism and the fishing indus- try, boft of which were seasonal. The regular cattle fairs were the most reliable source of income and the Cromane mussels were exported us- ing the railway. By the 1950's the line was no longer commercially viable and despite great efforts by the lveragh Railway Protection Association and much lobbying by individuals the line was closed in 1960. Large crowds gathered to line the route on the last day, this time to wave a fond farewell and mourn the passing of what had been a life- line to one of the remotest parts of' Ireland

This pext is copied from this image so you can see it better

I hope you like these few images. I definitely do because the scenery is amazing.