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The earliest record of a bridge over the river Dodder at Rathfarnham is 1381 A. D. (Ball 1903, 116, 126, 143; Mac Giolla -Phadraig 1954, 21-22). Several subsequent wooden bridges had been swept away at this crossing until 1765 when a single arch, stone bridge was built. This survived until 1953 when the present bridge was built (Mac Giolla-Phadraig 1954, 21-22).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU022-044002

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Architecture of Dublin, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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