ðə fˈɜːst bɹˈɪdʒ əkɹˌɑːs ðə ɹˈɪvɚ hˈɪɹ wʌz bˈɪlt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks baɪ tˈɜːloʊ oʊbɹˈaɪən, fˈɜːst ˈɜːl ʌv tˈɑːmənd ænd hɪz bɹˈʌðɚ, ðə bˈɪʃəp ʌv kˈɪlɐlˌoʊ.
The first bridge across the river here was built in 1506 by Turlough O'Brien, First Earl of Thomond and his brother, the Bishop of Killaloe.