Barrack bridge on the River Liffey.

Barrack bridge on the River Liffey.

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Lantern slide of two bridges on the river Liffey, one of which is Barrack bridge, which was built in 1670. It connected Ushers Island and Elis Quay prior to the present iron bridge over the River Liffey. It was later named Victoria Bridge but was then popularly called 'Bloddy Bridge'. In the foreground, a boat with an individual can be seen. Two rafts on the river are also depicted. Originally catalogued as 'D3 VIII 75' with no further labelling.

Betty Maguire

The Discovery Programme

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

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RSAI Lantern Slide, Box 16

BOX16_007

11/06/15

Scanned to 2400 dpi , 16 bit greyscale image with automatic exposure

RSAI Lantern slide collection

7559 x 7559 pixels

Lantern slides

Country: Ireland

County: Dublin

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Town: Dublin City

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Irish National Grid East: 15

Irish National Grid North: 35

Position Source: www.logainm.ie

Latitude: 53.452736

Longitude: -6.174196

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