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Christopher Jones

21 bridges that tell the story of Dublin

We barely give them a moment’s thought as we cross over by car, train, bus, Luas, bike or foot. But how much do you know about the 21 bridges that span the River Liffey between the village of Chapelizod and East Wall?

You don’t need to have a PhD in Irish history to tell us who O’Connell Bridge is named after, or to be a literary expert to know about James Joyce, but some of the others are a little bit more obscure.

From Anna Livia Plurabelle to Thomas J Clarke, here's the story of a city told through its bridges.

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