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

Wishbone Ash · 28-01-2022 08:12PM #1

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 · 28-01-2022 08:21PM

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 · 28-01-2022 08:26PM

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

No - are you thinking of that monument there?

magicbastarder · 28-01-2022 10:28PM

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 · 28-01-2022 10:29PM

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 · 28-01-2022 10:40PM

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.

28-01-2022 11:20PM

3 is Hampton St/Pump Lane in Balbriggan.

5 is Bridge St in Balbriggan.

Wishbone Ash · 28-01-2022 11:28PM

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 · 28-01-2022 11:39PM

1 is near Garristown, off the R130

Wishbone Ash · 28-01-2022 11:43PM

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 · 28-01-2022 11:56PM

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

I knew it would have a name haha 😄

T-Maxx · 29-01-2022 12:06AM

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

De Bhál · 29-01-2022 12:30AM

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 · 29-01-2022 06:44AM

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

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

koutoubia · 29-01-2022 06:50AM

4 is in Balruddery (Balrothery).

Is it beside the tennis courts?

Wishbone Ash · 29-01-2022 06:50AM

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 · 29-01-2022 06:56AM

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 · 29-01-2022 06:58AM

2, 6, and 10 remain unclaimed.

koutoubia · 29-01-2022 07:20AM

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

Is it in Oldtwown at the bridge/jct ?

Wishbone Ash · 29-01-2022 07:22AM

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

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

Mundo7976 · 29-01-2022 11:15PM

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 · 30-01-2022 07:07AM

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

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

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

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