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O'Brien's Bridge or O'Briensbridge () is a village in east County Clare, Ireland, on the west bank of the River Shannon, in a civil parish of the same name. It is named for the bridge across the Shannon at that point, built by Turlough O'Brien in 1506. ==Location== The parish of O'Briensbridge, which includes the village of O'Brien's Bridge, is in the barony of Tulla Lower. It was formerly part of the parish of Killaloe. It is and covers , including a detached district to the southwest. The parish is bounded on the east by the River Shannon. The narrow northern section in mountainous, rising to , and the western part of the parish is also upland. There were two castles in the parish. One at the village of O’Brien’s Bridge was inhabited by Murtagh O’Brien, Baron of Inchiquin, in 1580. It is now entirely gone. The other, Aherinagh, was still reasonably well preserved at the end of the 19th century. In 1580 it belonged to Donogh, son of Conor MacNamara. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「O'Brien's Bridge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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