Shaw?s Bridge Lagan

Shaw?s Bridge

There was a shallow ford at this point which had been a crossing point since early times. It is believed that a bridge has been there since 1617. Cromwell came to this area during his time in Ireland and in 1655 Captain John Shaw from Cromwell?s army built an oak bridge. In 1698 it was replaced with a stone bridge again built by the army which was swept away. In 1709 the current bridge was built. Shaw?s Bridge is a very important structure as it carried what was then the main road to Dublin and to other parts of Ireland.