Poulaphouca
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- #Poulaphouca, I found a old photo while looking online, I was so surprised to find it was in Ireland, but my happiness was short lived when everything I read and videos I seen said it was gone.
So, I had to set out to see for myself,please come join me as I look for The Poulaphouca
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Poulaphouca, officially Pollaphuca, is the name of a waterfall and bridge on the River Liffey between County Wicklow and County Kildare. It is primarily known for its hydroelectric generating station and artificial lake, known as Poulaphouca Reservoir, Poulaphouca Lake, or Blessington Lake
A waterfall immediately west of the bridge, renowned as a beauty spot from at least the 18th century, was lost with the construction of the Poulaphouca Reservoir. The waterfall, marked as 'Poolapooka - a remarkable cataract' on Noble & Keenan's map of 1752,is depicted and described in the Post-Chaise Companion of 1786, when Ballymore parish was still within Dublin:
Poll-A-Phuca or the Daemon's Hole, being a grand waterfall formed from the head of the Liffey, that rises from the Wicklow Mountains, and here divides the counties of Wicklow and Dublin. It belongs to the Earl of Milltown; where his lordship has displayed great taste and judgement in forming and improving the several walks leading to this beautiful waterfall [4]
Both Pollaphuca and a second bridge, crossing a dry gorge 150m to the southwest, were designed by Alexander Nimmo in Gothic style and built between 1822 and 1827 for a total cost of £4,704. Poulaphouca Bridge replaced Horsepass Bridge to the northeast, now under Poulaphouca Reservoir.Wright's Guide to the County of Wicklow describes the bridge and waterfall in 1827:
The celebrated fall of the River Liffey, called Pol-a-Phuca or the Daemon's Hole, is about one mile from the village of Ballymore Eustace. In rainy seasons, when the river is much swollen, the fall is calculated at 150 feet in height. This is to be understood as combining the altitudes of the three stages constituting the cascade. The chasm through which the water rushes is only forty feet wide, lined on each side with perpendicular masses of Greywacke rock. The centre fall is an extraordinary and terrific object. Here the whole body of water composing the stream of the Liffey, rushes down with the utmost impetuosity into a circular basin of stone, worn perfectly smooth, the form of which imparts to the water a rotatory motion...across this chasm a bridge has been thrown, to continue the new line of road to New Ross, the span of the arch is 65 feet, the altitude of the chord above the upper fall is 47, and the height of the keystone of the arch above the river's bed 150 feet; from the battlements there is a direct perpendicular view into the whirlpool just now described, and which gives name to the waterfall. This beautiful object and bold conception, the bridge of Pol-a-Phuca, is built from the design of Alexander Nimmo, Esq.
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Thank you my friend for this very informative film. Was down in Blessington earlier this year with the intention of visiting the dam and especially to see the old waterfall. We were on the bridge and like yourself we could hear it but could not see it. So your drone footage has literally completed our visit. Beautifully edited and perfect music also, and to be honest I found it very emotional. Keep up the good work. Thanks again…
This was SO GREAT! I was researching the area and some myths about “ Poll a' Phúca
An interesting and weird subterranean passage found on the left bank of Abann Uí Chríodh at the Cascade. It is 8' over the water edge in normal floods and is of a crude circular shape. It is 5' high and is supposed to extend to Béul Na Díge Cross.” (Wok” love to know where that is☺️) Thank for doing this - great drone footage too!
Thank you very much, I wasn't to well while I was making this,I went out 3 times to make ,but I really enjoyed making this one, it makes it worthwhile to see somebody enjoyed it. Thank you.
Yes there is alot of history here. Back over 5,500 years of it
Great stuff Mick.. 🇮🇪👍..🎥Take 4..🎬😊
Ah thank you very much.cant believe you watched right till the end. I was happy how that video worked out, I could have went the wrong time and there be little to no water, I went up after. Rain or just before it was due. Thanks very much for watching and kind words 🙂👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Great drone footage. Thanks so much for the video 🍀
Happy you enjoyed it