Building Ireland — Season 1, Episode 1: The Cork to Bandon Railway
Documentary • 25 min • 3 seasons, 18 episodes
Episode synopsis
Engineer Tim Joyce investigates how you bore an 800 metre tunnel through Goggins Hill and build a viaduct across Laune valley at the dawn of Ireland's railway age. Architect Orla Murphy explores the relationship of gunpowder with tunnel construction and Geographer Susan Hegarty discovers the markets and industries fuelling the railways.
About Building Ireland
A team of expert presenters in engineering, architecture and geography explore some of the finest example of Ireland’s building and engineering heritage.