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A bridge crossing the north channel of the river 60 metres from The Bridge at 16; The Bridge at 16 [19th century wrought iron pedestrian suspension bridge crossing the south channel of the river to the 17th tee in the Kildare Hotel and Golf Club] A truss bridge just west of Straffan Bridge; Straffan Bridge; Rock Bridge [footbridge at Celbridge ...
Portmagee Pier Great Skellig. The village serves as a departure point for tourists travelling to visit 'Skellig Michael', an island off the coast featuring a 6th-century monastic settlement. Skellig Michael (from Sceilig Mhichíl in the Irish language, meaning Michael's rock), also known as Great Skellig, is a steep rocky island in the Atlantic ...
Gien Bridge (Loiret, France) – Masonry piers, protected downstream here by backwaters. In masonry bridge piers, there is a resistant part and a filling part: [ 6 ] The periphery of the shafts over a certain thickness constitutes the resistant part, made of dressed stones in the angles and squared or even rough stones.
Stone bridge crossing the Delehinagh River Farmleigh Bridge: County Dublin: Strawberry Beds: 1850s: Disused steel box truss bridge over the River Liffey Finn Bridge: County Monaghan and County Fermanagh (NI) Scotshouse: 1860s: Spans the River Finn between the Republic and Northern Ireland. The Joe Dolan Memorial Bridge: County Westmeath ...
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Also around 1793, a hotel, the Pigeon House Hotel was opened. Following temporary military arrangements after the 1798 Rebellion, the Pigeon House Fort was created, maintained from 1814 to 1897. At its peak, it included gates with trenches crossed by drawbridges at the beginning of the wall, quarters for officers and men, a hospital, armoury ...
The bridge's structure consisted of a steel bowstring girder construction with a span of 37 m (120 ft) pivoting on a central pier. The roadway was 2.4 m (8 ft) in width. [3] It was named for Michael Davitt, 19th Century Irish social campaigner, Fenian, and founder of the National Land League. Davitt officially opened the bridge in 1887. [4]
Union Hall has a Roman Catholic church (built c.1832 and dedicated to St. Bridget) to the south of the village, and a Church of Ireland church close to the village centre (built c.1840). [18] [19] The area around Union Hall is known for its hills, woodlands, rivers and islands. There are a number of small inlets, bays and beaches. [citation needed]