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Montpelier, County Limerick

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This 16th-century bridge was in turn replaced or rebuilt c. 1750. The five arches on the west side of the bridge date from this period. The six arches on the east side were replaced by the Shannon Commissioners in 1842. The first arch on the west side was replaced by the present navigation arch when
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by a 14-arch stone bridge. The first bridge across the river here was built in 1506 by Turlough O'Brien, First
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The ancient river-crossing here is believed to be identical with
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was built downstream in 1925–29. The bridge carries the
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Irish
townland
County Limerick
Ireland
River Shannon
O'Briensbridge
County Clare
Earl of Thomond
Bishop of Killaloe
Shannon Scheme
R466
fords
Triads of Ireland
List of towns and villages in Ireland
O'Briensbridge-Montpelier
"Montpelier/Montpelier"
Placenames Database of Ireland
"O'Brien's Bridge, Montpelier, Montpelier, Limerick"
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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