Rory O'More Bridge

Rory O'More Bridge (irish place name|Droichead Ruairí Óg Ó Mórdha) is a road bridge spanning the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland and joining Watling Street (by the Guinness grounds) to Ellis Street and the north quays.

The original wooden bridge on this site, built in 1670, was officially named "Barrack Bridge". However, it became known locally as "Bloody Bridge", following several deaths resulting from violence after the arrest of ferrymen who attempted to destroy the bridge (in an ill-fated attempt to protect their livelihoods). [ [http://www.irish-architecture.com/buildings_ireland/dublin/bridges/omore.html Irish-Architecture.com - Dublin bridges - Rory O'More Bridge] ]

The timber bridge was replaced by a stone bridge in 1704, which was replaced in turn by the present day structure. [http://www.berthamilton.com/13329.pdf "Project history of Dublin’s River Liffey bridges" Bridge Engineering 156 Issue BE4, Phillips & Hamilton] ]

Designed by George Halpin, the bridge was fabricated in St Helens, Lancashire, from cast iron (with a wrought iron deck) and is supported on granite abutments. The bridge was completed in 1859 and opened as the "Victoria & Albert Bridge" (or the "Queen Victoria Bridge"). [Structurae|id=s0005740]

The bridge was renamed in 1939 for Rory O'More, one of the key figures from the plot to capture Dublin as part of the Irish Rebellion of 1641.

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