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Dublin city bridges

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  • 26-09-2011 8:20pm
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    Tabnabs
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    A very interesting piece I came across regarding the bridges over the Liffey. Some great old photos too.

    http://www.berthamilton.com/13329.pdf


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    Gavin "shels"
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    Tabnabs wrote: »
    Some great old photos too.

    Some quality photos, it's crazy that nearly all the bridges look nearly the exact same to this day.


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    cosmic
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    Wow, that's great! Thanks OP :)


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    ollaetta
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    Those pics of the renovation of O'Connell Bridge are superb for their age.


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    De Bhál
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    no mention of the sean o casey bridge


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    cosmic
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    De Bhál wrote: »
    no mention of the sean o casey bridge

    Look at the date of the article :rolleyes:


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    De Bhál
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    Yes I do realise the article was written before it was built.

    The Samuel Beckett had a piece written about it and it was constructed after the Sean O'Casey.

    Strange that it's not mentioned is all.


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    BowWow
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    I thought Butt Bridge was renamed "Congress Bridge" in 1932?


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    ollaetta
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    BowWow wrote: »
    I thought Butt Bridge was renamed "Congress Bridge" in 1932?

    Found this: 'It was proposed by Dublin Corporation to apply the name 'Congress Bridge' to the this 'new and handsome bridge'. By way of compromise, the Dublin Port and Docks Board placed a plaque on the bridge: 'Butt Bridge . . . re-built 1932 . . . the year of the 31st International Eucharistic Congress'.

    here: http://www.turtlebunbury.com/published/published_books/docklands/custom_house_docks/pub_books_docklands_butt_bridge.html


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    Grid.
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    That's interesting, thanks!;)


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