Early 20th century Ireland photos of traffic on O'Connell Street Bridge in Dublin city. 1930's central Dublin street scene image with electric trams, vintage cars & pedestrians traverse O'Connell Street Bridge. On the Liffey river a Guinness Barge approaches, making its way upriver to the nearby Guinness Brewery at St James's Gate.
The Guinness barges ferried beer barrels from St. James's Gate brewery to Victoria Quay where Guinness ships docked. Until the late 1950's the barges were used extensively on Ireland's waterways to transport Guinness barrels. Their funnels were hinged, enabling them to be lowered when travelling under Liffey river bridges at high tides.
Colourised version of old Dublin Ireland photograph c1934. O'Connell Street junction with Eden Quay viewed from Aston Quay on the South side of the River Liffey, with tram & vintage car traffic on O'Connell Street bridge. The stationary horse & trap at lower left of the image is a hackney driver waiting for a fare and incidentally - a taxi rank still exists near the same location. Looking down O'Connell Street, Clerys department store with twin veranda shutters are visible to right of Nelsons Pillar.
