pakdoktergolfblog: Dublin: The River Lippey and the Ha' penny Bridge...

Sunday, July 31, 2011

Dublin: The River Lippey and the Ha' penny Bridge...

Saturday, 30th July 2011

River Liffey runs through the city of Dublin, dividing the entertainment and shopping district of Temple Bar and Grafton Street to the south and the historical O'Connell Street with the GPO to the north. In fact it would be inaccurate to say the districts to the north of the river is the historical district as the St Stephens Park and the Dublin Castle - two important sites during the Easter Uprising of 1916 were located to the south of River Liffey. In fact, as pakdokter later learnt from the few tours and from pakdokter's reading - so many sites in Dublin are of historical significance and it would require at least a 2-week stay to visit and appreciate them all.

From the O'Connell Street, pakdokter walked along the northern banks of River Lippey. The river bank was lined by pubs and bar and pakdokter crossed the river at Ha'Penny Bridge - an old pedestrian bridge whose name was derived from the fact that when it was first built the folks who walked throughthe bridge had to pay a toll of half-a-penny.