Stories about O’Connell Bridge
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The Battle of Dublin (1922)
by Annette Black, Wicklow — 12th September 2013
On O’Connell Bridge crowds gathered to witness the opening scenes in the Battle of Dublin. To the west was the great dome of the Four Courts, shrouded in early morning mist, the building occupied by men, once comrades in arms with the government forces, but now bitter enemies. From the...
O’Connell Bridge
Built in 1880
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Easter 1916
by Annette Black, Wicklow — 11th September 2013
From a clear blue sky the sun burned down on the lone figure of a man, lying outstretched on O’Connell Bridge. Beyond him, flames licked the sky from almost every building on Dublin’s grand continental boulevard, Sackville Street. The quays too, were ablaze and the smoke thick, rubble strewn streets...
O’Connell Bridge
Built in 1880
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The War of Independence (1919 - 1921)
by Annette Black, Wicklow — 02nd September 2013
O’Connell Bridge
Built in 1880