. The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette. Architecture; Civil engineering; Science. 3(58 THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT'S JOURNAL. [November, ~OWvrr 0/~ 7~//'£" C/7" COR* COP K. AB, bar! of proposed line of railway from Cork to Cove. DH, oM purl of navigation wall, commenced in 1761. UK new part of navigatwn wall, buill about 1835. ccvi, proposed jetties for sluicing. -- -- Dotted lines denote the direction ol ihe proposed ne* channel, R, Blackrock Castle. Son Lodge- only obstruction of any note (if such it can be called) is the Harbour Rock,
. The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette. Architecture; Civil engineering; Science. 3(58 THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT'S JOURNAL. [November, ~OWvrr 0/~ 7~//'£" C/7" COR* COP K. AB, bar! of proposed line of railway from Cork to Cove. DH, oM purl of navigation wall, commenced in 1761. UK new part of navigatwn wall, buill about 1835. ccvi, proposed jetties for sluicing. -- -- Dotted lines denote the direction ol ihe proposed ne* channel, R, Blackrock Castle. Son Lodge- only obstruction of any note (if such it can be called) is the Harbour Rock, which is a pinnacle of such small dimensions as to be easily removed by blasting : accidents are, however, of such very rare occur- rence, as to render such a precaution unnecessary. The soundings outside the mouth of this harbour are so regular, as to enable ships to run for it in thick or foggy weather by using the load, an advantage which Waterford does not possess, the entrance being very rocky, ami the soundings consequently irregular. The accommodation which Cork is capable of affording is great beyond conception, as nmnv as 500 sail of vessels having frequently enjoyed its shelter. Its store- houses are on an extensive scale, occupying the greater portion of the Island of Haulboluie. The most interesting part of the subject, how- ever, in an engineering point of view, is the river, which it may be advisable to pass on to, rather than dwell upon the advantages which nature has so lavishly b'-stowed on this harbour. The River Lee, the subject of the present memoir, rises on tin' Con- fines of an adjoining county (that of Kerrv), at a considerable distance from Cork. It does not, however, become of sufficient importance to be considered in connexion with the navigation until it approaches a large weir within a mile of the city, which has been erected for the purpose of damming up the river, the town Lting supplied with water from this place, which, as may be expected, has
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