Dublin's Temple Bar district brings out my Irish

Dublin's Temple Bar dates back to the 1600s and is known as Temple Bar because of the prominent Temple family and the bar on the River Liffey. The Ha'penny bridge crosses the Liffey River at Temple Bar. Before the Ha'penny Bridge was built, there were seven ferries operating across the river. The ferries were in bad condition and the bridge was opened in 1816. A ha'penny toll was charged from anyone crossing it for 100 years.