Harberton Bridge

In 1791 the surrounding farmlands were known as the Commons near an Old Quarry.  By 1876 the quarry was replaced by built up areas known as Springfield and Bloomfield with a garden with a well, Gibraltar Villa with gardens and Gibraltar Cottage. By 1888 Springfield Terrace was constructed.

Harberton Bridge was named after Arthur Pomeroy, 1st Viscount Harberton, an Anglo-Irish politician and Director of the Grand Canal Company.  The canal’s watercourse extended eastwards towards Dublin South Docks from 1791 under the wooden bridge that connected the South Circular Road to Goldenbridge and Crumlin. The bridge was replaced by the current concrete bridge in 1932 which became known as Herberton Bridge (at some point Harberton became Herberton), leading to/from Herberton Road that stretches from Rialto Village to the junction of Crumlin Road.

The canal’s watercourse carried on towards Harberton Bridge. Lord Viscount Harberton, a Director of the Grand Canal Company lent his name to the wooden bridge connecting both sides of the Grand Canal. In 1791 the surrounding farmlands were known as the Commons near an Old Quarry (Taylor. J. 1816). 

A windmill was identified 550m south east of Harberton Bridge (DU018-042) (Duncan, W. 1821).