2016:333 - Nenagh Town, Tipperary

Monitoring was undertaken of ground works associated with the Nenagh Combined Scheme. This scheme entailed laying a watermain, the rehabilitation of a section of the wastewater network and laying a gas distribution line. An extensive scheme both within the town centre and its environs, the monitoring licence was obtained to cover the laying of the watermain and gas distribution line in areas outside the historic core of the town. All works within the historic core of the town were undertaken under Ministerial Consent (No. C000697). All of the works on the rehabilitation of a section of the wastewater network aspect of the scheme were located within the town centre. The areas monitored under licence in the environs of the town centre included a section of Summerhill, Sarsfield Street and Saint Flannan Street. These streets are within the archaeological zone for Nenagh town (TN020:037). In addition the scheme extended near two other monuments; a burial (TN020-131) and bridge possible site (TN020-031), both of which are on the outskirts of the town. Regarding the burial just off St Conlon's Road, two adult inhumations were found to the south of the carriageway as part of archaeological works on a housing development in 2000. Along the monitored locations one or two - watermain and the gas line - utilities were laid within the one trench. The trenches averaged 1m deep and up to 700mm wide. Within the locations monitored no archaeological remains were uncovered.

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