Stoneybatter in Dublin in County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland — Mid-East (and Dublin)

Droichead Seán Heuston Bridge

Sean Heuston Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2025

1. Sean Heuston Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

'Sé ainm an dhroichid seo anois ná
Droichead Seán Heuston
i gcuimhne
An Capt. Seán Heuston
(Fianna Éireann)
a thugh a anam ar son phoblacht na hÉireann
8^ú Bealtaine, 1916
Ar dheasláimh dhé go raibh a anam
• Cumann na nuaitheann Náisiúnta a thogh 1955 •

[English translation]
This bridge is now called
Sean Heuston Bridge
in memory of
Capt. Seán Heuston
(Soldiers of Ireland)
who gave his life for the Republic of Ireland
8^th May, 1916
At the right hand of God, may his soul rest
• National News Association 1955 •

Erected 1955 by National News Association.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US.

Location. 53° 20.848′ N, 6° 17.51′ W. Memorial is in Dublin, Leinster, in County Dublin. It is in Stoneybatter. It is on the Seán Heuston Bridge just south of Parkgate Street (Leinster Route 109), in the median. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Dublin, Leinster D08 W866, Ireland. Touch for directions.

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East.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

on the Island of Ireland,

on the Celtic Fringe,

in the European Union,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ludwig Wittgenstein (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Last sailing of a Guinness Barge (about 210 meters away); The Croppy's Acre (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Duke of Rutland Water Fountain / Fountain Uisce Diúc Rutland (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Croppies Acre Memorial Park (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Theobald Wolfe Tone (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Arbour Hill Cemetery / Reilig Chnoc an Arbhair (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Arms of the Bakers' Guild of Saints Clement and Anne (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dublin.

More about this memorial. The bridge is just north of Heuston [Railway] Station.

Also see . . . Seán Heuston. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on June 12, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Droichead Seán Heuston Bridge Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2025

2. Droichead Seán Heuston Bridge Marker

Guinness Brewery in distant background

Droichead Seán Heuston Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2025

3. Droichead Seán Heuston Bridge

Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 100 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 11, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

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