Friday Night Cycling Picture Game - Plaques & Inscriptions of North Co Dublin

Wishbone Ash

A bit of Friday night fun - it's been a while since we had one. Let's see who has their eyes open on the roads of NCD. Identify the location of the pics below - be reasonably specific rather than just making wild guesses of places. (I've edited a few to prevent 'Goggling').

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Luxman

Is No.1 on the opposite side of the old N2 on the north side of Ashbourne, just past tiger traffic lights travelling north and before the Balybin road? Opposite Mr Price

Wishbone Ash

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118547567#Comment_118547567

No - are you thinking of that monument there?

Weepsie

Is no. 9 in ballybougal?

magicbastarder

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118547567#Comment_118547567

i was going to suggest the same place. would it be cheating if i asked my wife, who grew up in ashbourne?

Wishbone Ash

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118548231#Comment_118548231

Spot on Weepsie - in that little garden beside the bridge at the Oldtown road junction. Here's the unedited pic.

Wishbone Ash

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118548311#Comment_118548311

We're talking Co Dublin, not Co Meath - the county border skirts around Ashbourne but the pic location is well into Co Dublin.

3 is Hampton St/Pump Lane in Balbriggan.

5 is Bridge St in Balbriggan.

Wishbone Ash

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118548568#Comment_118548568

Well done - two in one!

(I expected no. 5 to go first as I thought everyone was familiar with it!) and no. 3 is Dev's wife.

T-Maxx

1 is near Garristown, off the R130

Wishbone Ash

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118548615#Comment_118548615

Spot on T-Maxx. It's on the side of an agricultural shed just south of Baldwinstown Cross.

T-Maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118548626#Comment_118548626

I knew it would have a name haha 😄

T-Maxx

8 is on the R132 between 5 Roads and Minister's Road.

De Bhál

7. Bartramstown Bridge. Head out Ardcath Road from Garristown, then take a right about 2km or so out. Down that road about 1500m. Middle of no where basically.

Nice structure though with a fine plaque.

Wishbone Ash

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118548689#Comment_118548689

Spot on - at Ballough, about 500m north of Murtagh's pub.

koutoubia

4 is in Balruddery (Balrothery).

Is it beside the tennis courts?

Wishbone Ash

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118548753#Comment_118548753

Bingo! It's fairly obscure alright. I think the road is called High Bog Road - on the Dublin/Meath border. And I agree - a very fine plaque for a remote small rural bridge.

Wishbone Ash

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118549012#Comment_118549012

On the money koutoubia - it's at the back of the old church. (I should have taken bigger images to show the locations of these pics).

Wishbone Ash

2, 6, and 10 remain unclaimed.

koutoubia

6 I know ...but just cant place it!

Is it in Oldtwown at the bridge/jct ?

Wishbone Ash

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118549029#Comment_118549029

No, you're miles off (but I'd say you know it alright).

Mundo7976

No2 looks like the colour of the wall at oconnors in ballyboughal & i vaguely remember a drunken story of how the owner was to be murdered until the ric intervened?

Wishbone Ash

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118552335#Comment_118552335

Spot on Mundo! Beside the front door of the pub.