tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561249004966522983.post8188732857308592808..comments2024-03-28T14:38:09.470+00:00Comments on Patrick Comerford: Crossing a bridge that recalls stories of bigamy, kidnap, slavery and murderPatrick Comerfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00558394038241172440noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561249004966522983.post-41936802988238309052023-06-20T17:46:32.221+01:002023-06-20T17:46:32.221+01:00This bridge is at the entrance to Poplar Row and f...This bridge is at the entrance to Poplar Row and from the mid-1800s my great-grandfather and his family had their home there in the middle of the street. The house was one of a row of one-story cottages and was extended by my grandfather who inherited the house. He added a second floor to the building. The house was occupied by the family until the 1940s - Dublin Corporation put a compulsory purchase order on the houses in Poplar Row and managed to annihilate<br />the close community. The people living in Annesley Ave etc. were completely overwhelmed by the blocks of flats...and the anti-social inhabitants...they had to barricade themselves into their tiny cottages...and now the original cottages are not even remembered, it's all about the Herbert Simms build...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561249004966522983.post-27985195200884723492022-09-22T07:56:41.136+01:002022-09-22T07:56:41.136+01:00Very interesting story as I was just passing over ...Very interesting story as I was just passing over the bridge this morning and wondered where the name came from. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com