1290s – Thomondgate Bridge, Limerick, Co. Limerick
Thomondgate was part of the “Northern” Liberties granted to Limerick in 1216. This area was the border between Munster and Connacht until County Clare,
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. Destroyed during the war between the brothers Pedro I and Enrique II,
1566 – Bridge, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
The building of the nine-arched Elizabethan bridge of Athlone in 1566, was a prelude to the establishment of the presidency of Connacht in 1569.
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. Ware designed the bridge at Carton,
1757 – Bridge, Shannonbridge, Co. Offaly
Shannonbridge gets its name from the bridge connecting County Offaly and County Roscommon. Rachra is generally considered the old name for Shannonbridge,
1763 – John’s Bridge, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
Architect: George Smith
John’s Bridge, which connects John’s Street with the rest of the city, was originally built after 1200 and was destroyed by the great floods of 1487 and 1763 and subsequently rebuilt each time.
1775 – Blackwater Bridge, Lismore, Co. Waterford
Architect: Thomas Ivory
Commissioned by the 5th Duke of Devonshire (1748-1811) as part of improvements at Lismore, this is a graceful single span bridge over the river Blackwater.
1788 – Dodder Bridge, Ringsend, Dublin
Fine stone single span bridge linking the village of Ringsend to the city centre, by an unknown architect.
