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Ringsend Bridge
Ringsend Bridge is a bridge over the River Dodder in Dublin, Ireland. The current bridge was opened in 1812 after the previous structure was destroyed in a flood in 1802. The bridge is part of the R802 regional road and is part of Bridge Street. History In 1623 Richard Morgan first petitioned Dublin Corporation to build a bridge but this was declined. A bridge was built in 1650 and this lasted until 1739 when it was washed away in a flood, as mentioned in the Pembroke Estate Papers. The new bridge lasted only until 1782 when another flood destroyed the structure. 1786 bridge A replacement bridge was begun in 1786 but was destroyed by yet another flood the following year. An illustration by John James Barralet from 1787 shows people clambering over makeshift planks attached to the collapsed bridge. 1789 bridge A fourth bridge was built from 1787-89 after a competition was held but this succumbed to a flood in December 1802 when over 3 inches of rain fell in 24 hours. Prior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Dodder
The River Dodder () is one of the three main rivers in Dublin, Ireland, the others being the River Liffey, Liffey, of which the Dodder is the largest tributary, and the River Tolka, Tolka. Course and system The Dodder rises on the northern slopes of Kippure in the Wicklow Mountains and is formed from several streams. The headwaters flow from Kippure Ridge, and include, and are often mapped solely as, Tromanallison (Allison's Brook), which is then joined by Mareen's Brook, including the Cataract of the Brown Rowan, and then the combined flow meeting the Cot and Slade Brooks. In the river's valley at Glenasmole are the two Bohernabreena Reservoirs, a major part of the Dublin water supply system. The Dodder is long. It passes the Dublin suburbs of Tallaght and then Firhouse, travels by Templeogue, passes Rathfarnham, Rathgar, Milltown, Dublin, Milltown, Clonskeagh, and Donnybrook, Dublin, Donnybrook, and goes through Ballsbridge and past Sandymount, before entering the River L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin City Council
Dublin City Council () is the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority of the city of Dublin in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. As a city council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. Until 2001, the authority was known as Dublin Corporation. The council is responsible for public housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture and natural environment, environment. The council has 63 elected members and is the largest local council in Ireland. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the honorific title of Lord Mayor of Dublin, Lord Mayor. The city administration is headed by a Chief executive (Irish local government), chief executive, Richard Shakespeare. The council meets at City Hall, Dublin. Legal status Local government in Dublin is regulated by the Local Government Act 2001. This provided for the renaming of the old Dublin Corporation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, part of the Wicklow Mountains range. Dublin is the largest city by population on the island of Ireland; at the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, the city council area had a population of 592,713, while the city including suburbs had a population of 1,263,219, County Dublin had a population of 1,501,500. Various definitions of a metropolitan Greater Dublin Area exist. A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century, followed by the Vikings. As the Kingdom of Dublin grew, it became Ireland's principal settlement by the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest in the British Empire and sixth largest in Western Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R802 Road
The R802 road is a regional road in Dublin, Ireland. The official definition of the R802 from the ''Roads Act, 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order, 2012'' Statutory Instrument 54 of 2012 Roads Act 1993 (Declaration of National Roads) Order, 2012 '''' (irishstatutebook.ie). (HTML file), 2012-02-28. states: :R802: Dorset Street - Bath Road, Dublin :Between its junction with R132 at Dorset Street Lower and its junction with R105 at Beresford Place via Gardiner Street Upper, Mountjoy Square West, Gardiner Street Middle and Gardiner Street Lower all in the city of Dublin :::a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John James Barralet
John James Barralet (c. 1747 - January 16, 1815) was an Irish artist who spent the later part of his career in the United States. Life John James Barralet was born in 1747 to a French Family in Dublin. Barralet had joined two classes at The Dublin Society of Drawing schools aged seventeen and he was awarded premium in 1764. He was educated by James Mannin and he was awarded prizes for both 'Drawing of human figures and heads' and 'Inventions in designs and patterns'. He specialised in landscapes, producing prosaic works. He was lauded for his figures which were said to give a lively immediacy to his watercolours. His brother John Melchior Barralet was a teacher in London in The Royal Academy in 1770. He also had a brother Joseph Barralet. In June 1791, his drawings helped Benjamin Simpson win a competition to a design the gardens in Merrion Square. He exhibited three landscapes at the Royal Academy in 1770, and occasionally exhibited in succeeding years. He was employed in ill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O'Donovan Rossa Bridge
O'Donovan Rossa Bridge () is a road bridge spanning the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland, which joins Winetavern Street to Chancery Place (at the Four Courts) and the north quays. History 1684 bridge Replacing a short-lived wooden structure, the original masonry bridge on this site was built in 1684 as a five-span simple arch bridge, and named ''Ormonde Bridge''. The construction was overseen by William Robinson (architect), William Robinson. Between 1752 and 1761, George Semple and his brother John Semple I were consulted on the design and maintenance of the bridge and the possible construction of a new bridge. In December 1802 this bridge was swept away during a severe storm which also damaged Ringsend Bridge and Lucan Bridge. 1813 bridge In 1813 construction started on a replacement bridge – the current structure – a little further west to the designs of James Savage (architect), James Savage and was opened in 1816. It consists of three elliptical arch spans in granite, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucan Bridge
Lucan Bridge () is a road bridge spanning the River Liffey in Lucan, Dublin, Ireland. It joins Lucan's Main Street to the Lower Lucan Road, carrying traffic towards Clonsilla and the north, and the Strawberry Beds to the east. Designed by George Knowles (architect of Dublin's Fr. Mathew and O'Donovan Rossa Bridges), it was built in 1814. Constructed in collaboration with James Savage at a cost of more than £9,000, it replaced several previous bridges which had been carried away by floods. The bridge is the largest single span masonry arch bridge in Ireland, and is constructed from ashlar masonry with a span of 33 metres (110 feet) and a rise of 6.7 metres (22 feet). It is framed by iron balustraded parapets made by the ''Royal Phoenix ironworks'' of Parkgate Street in Dublin. Design and construction The first bridge built on this spot was a stone bridge laid down in the later years of the reign of King John (c. 1200). A subsequent bridge was built by the first ''Agmondisha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voussoirs
A voussoir (British English, UK: ; American English, US: ) is a wedge-shaped element, typically a stone, which is used in building an arch or vault (architecture), vault.“Voussoir, N., Pronunciation.” Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, Oxford UP, June 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/7553486115. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025. Although each unit in an arch or vault is a voussoir, two units are of distinct functional importance: the Keystone (architecture), keystone and the Springer (architecture), springer. The keystone is the centre stone or masonry unit at the apex of an arch. The springer is the lowest voussoir on each side, located where the curve of the arch springs from the vertical support or abutment of the wall or pier (architecture), pier. The keystone is often decorated or enlarged. An enlarged and sometimes slightly dropped keystone is often found in Mannerism, Mannerist arches of the 16th century, beginning with the works of Giulio Romano (painter), Giu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Charlotte Of Wales (1796–1817)
Princess Charlotte of Wales (Charlotte Augusta; 7 January 1796 – 6 November 1817) was the only child of George IV, George, Prince of Wales (later George IV), and Caroline of Brunswick. She was expected to ascend the British throne after the deaths of her grandfather, George III, and her father, but died in childbirth at the age of 21, predeceasing them both. Charlotte's parents disliked each other from before their arranged marriage and soon separated. The Prince of Wales left most of Charlotte's care to governesses and servants, only allowing her limited contact with her mother, who eventually left the country. As Charlotte grew to adulthood, her father pressured her to marry William II of the Netherlands, William, Hereditary Prince of Orange (later King of the Netherlands). After initially accepting him, Charlotte soon broke off the intended match. This resulted in an extended contest of wills between her and her father, who finally permitted her to marry Leopold of Saxe-Cobu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George IV
George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death in 1830. At the time of his accession to the throne, he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III, having done so since 5 February 1811 during his father's final mental illness. George IV was the eldest child of King George III and Queen Charlotte. He led an extravagant lifestyle that contributed to the fashions of the Regency era. He was a patron of new forms of leisure, style and taste. He commissioned John Nash to build the Royal Pavilion in Brighton and remodel Buckingham Palace, and commissioned Jeffry Wyatville to rebuild Windsor Castle. George's charm and culture earned him the title "the first gentleman of England", but his dissolute way of life and poor relationships with his parents and his wife, Caroline of Brunswick, earned him the contempt of the peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridges Completed In 1812
A bridge is a structure built to Span (engineering), span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually something that is otherwise difficult or impossible to cross. There are many different designs of bridges, each serving a particular purpose and applicable to different situations. Designs of bridges vary depending on factors such as the function of the bridge, the nature of the terrain where the bridge is constructed and anchored, the material used to make it, and the funds available to build it. The earliest bridges were likely made with fallen trees and stepping stones. The Neolithic people built boardwalk bridges across marshland. The Arkadiko Bridge, dating from the 13th century BC, in the Peloponnese is one of the oldest arch bridges in existence and use. Etymology The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' traces the origin of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridges In Dublin (city)
This article lists the bridges and tunnels in Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The bridges are ordered sequentially upstream, from mouth to source (river or stream), source. For lists that are not in table format, alternative or historical names are in curved brackets (parentheses) and traversing roads or rails are in square brackets. Bridges over the Liffey Bridges over the River Liffey in Greater Dublin, from river mouth, mouth to River source, source (east to west). Bridges over the River Liffey outside Greater Dublin, from Lucan Bridge upriver to its source in the Wicklow Mountains: * ''Sewage treatment works bridge'' * Leixlip Bridge [Leixlip Road] * ''M4 motorway (Republic of Ireland), M4 motorway'' * ''M4 motorway (Republic of Ireland), M4 motorway'' * New Bridge [R404] * Liffey Bridge (Celbridge Bridge) [Dublin Road, Celbridge] * A footbridge immediately to the south of the road bridge in Celbridge * Rock Bridge [footbridge at Cel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
