The
Ha'penny Bridge (Irish: Droichead
na Leathphingine,
or Droichead
na Life),
known later for a time as the Penny
Ha'penny Bridge,
and officially the Liffey Bridge, is a pedestrian bridge built in
1816 over the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland.Made of cast iron, the
bridge was cast at Coalbrookdale in Shropshire, England.Originally
called the Wellington
Bridge
(after the Duke of Wellington), the name of the bridge changed to
Liffey
Bridge.
The Liffey
Bridge
(Irish: Droichead
na Life)
remains the bridge's official name to this day, although it is still
commonly referred to as the Ha'penny Bridge.
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