Glenasmole Roads

GLENASMOLE ROADSThe developers Messrs. McInerney made every effort to protectthe house from damage by building up the door and windows,but the vandals made such a wreck of the place that it had to bedemolished.Delaford, circa 1960. This side view of Delaford clearly shows the three phasesof development.CherryfieldOpposite to the front gate of Delaford there was a narrow passageleading down to another ford beside the paper mill at Bella Vista.A short distance further on is another narrow lane which wasformerly the main road and leads to the ford which was used byall traffic before Templeogue bridge was built in 1798. This leadsdown behind a house named Cherryfield which in the eighteenthcentury was called Cherrytree. The river bed at that time was ofimmense width and the water ran in shallow channels through thegravel. As already mentioned, the river was straightened anddeepened in 1846 and it would now be quite impossible to cross it,although this was still possible by means of stepping stones as lateas 1912.75