1290s – Thomondgate Bridge, Limerick, Co. Limerick
Thomondgate was part of the “Northern” Liberties granted to Limerick in 1216.
14th C – Puente de San Martin, Toledo, Spain
A bridge located to the West of the city, it was built in the middle of the 14th Century.
1566 – Bridge, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
The building of the nine-arched Elizabethan bridge of Athlone in 1566,
1598 – Puente del Mar, Valencia, Spain
Architect: Francisco Figuerola / Javier Goerlich
Puente del Mar (translated “Sea Bridge”) was for centuries the natural route over the now-diverted river to the port.
16th C. – Old Baal’s Bridge, Limerick
Medieval bridge with housing, demolished in the 1820s. During the demolition a significant archaeological object was found in the foundations of the old bridge –
1756 – Design for Bridge, Carton, Co. Kildare
Architect: Isaac Ware
James, 20th Earl of Kildare, consulted London architect Isaac Ware during the 1750s.
1757 – Bridge, Shannonbridge, Co. Offaly
Shannonbridge gets its name from the bridge connecting County Offaly and County Roscommon.
1763 – John’s Bridge, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
Architect: George Smith
John’s Bridge, which connects John’s Street with the rest of the city,
1775 – Blackwater Bridge, Lismore, Co. Waterford
Architect: Thomas Ivory
Commissioned by the 5th Duke of Devonshire (1748-1811) as part of improvements at Lismore,
1788 – Dodder Bridge, Ringsend, Dublin
Fine stone single span bridge linking the village of Ringsend to the city centre,
