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“This fine building, which is superior to most Provincial seats of justice in Ireland, stands at Newtownsmith on the site of the ancient and venerable abbey of the Franciscans, which by the Charter of Charles II ‘is to be and remains part of the County of Galway forever’. It was commenced in 1812 and on the 1st of April 1815, was opened for the reception of the then going justice of assize……

The foundation stone for this bridge was laid on June 29, 1818, by William Le Poer Trench and the structure was completed the following year. The original purpose was to connect the new County Courthouse with the County Gaol on Nuns' Island. It is a fine gently humped five-span bridge which was originally known as ‘The New Bridge’ or ‘Gaol Bridge’.

The original purpose of the structure that is the Salmon Weir Bridge was to connect the new County Courthouse with the County Gaol on Nuns Island. Urban folklore has it that they built a tunnel under the river at the time in order to transfer prisoners from one building to the other, but why would they construct a crossing over and under the water at the same time? It does not make sense. The building of the seven span bridge started in 1818 and finished in 1819.