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387:From 1872, the bridge was further remodelled (on
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622:"Droichead Grattan / Grattan Bridge"
323:1755 illustration by Daniel Pomerade
174:& Parke Neville (1870s widening)
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628:. Irish Placenames Commission
377:Barber Institute of Fine Arts
369:equestrian statue of George I
186:Rebuilt 1872 - Grattan Bridge
892:. Irish Times. 3 April 2008.
886:"Grattan Bridge kiosks gone"
755:"Local History - Temple Bar"
431:"European-style book market"
816:"Grattan Bridge - Timeline"
410:in 1874, being named after
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779:. Dublin: O'Brien Press.
775:De Courcy, John (1988).
676:"Grattan Bridge, Dublin"
533:figures along the bridge
457:As is a tradition among
307:2nd Essex bridge of 1753
297:St. Mary's Abbey, Dublin
253:1st Essex bridge of 1676
209:: half horse, half fish.
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137:Stone, iron
119:Followed by
109:Preceded by
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1082:Categories
1022:Millennium
967:Anna Livia
795:www.dia.ie
707:9 November
682:8 December
652:www.dib.ie
632:8 December
626:Logainm.ie
563:References
269:to honour
60:53°20′45″N
1067:East-Link
1032:O'Connell
957:Farmleigh
952:West-Link
933:over the
657:31 August
459:Dubliners
401:cast iron
301:northside
164:(1677-78)
104:, Ireland
63:6°16′04″W
1047:Loopline
1027:Ha'penny
445:Florence
240:and the
191:Location
158:Designer
145:of spans
134:Material
1017:Grattan
1002:Mellows
961:disused
852:13 July
826:13 July
800:21 June
606:14 June
477:Gallery
299:on the
248:History
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88:Crosses
935:Liffey
393:London
230:Dublin
179:Opened
102:Dublin
98:Locale
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