Salmon Weir Bridge, Galway

View from Salmon Weir Bridge, Galway, Ireland

The Salmon Weir Bridge, constructed in 1818, crosses the Corrib from the courthouse to Galway Cathedral (The Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St Nicholas). Pedestrians enjoy a spectacular view of the waters rushing through the weir and anglers casting for salmon in season.

"Salmon in the Corrib

Gently swaying

And the water combed out

Over the weir

And a hundred swans

Dreaming on the harbour;

The war came down on us here."

From 'Galway' by Louis Macneice

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