Broom Bridge (Irish:Droichead Broome),[1] also called Broome Bridge, and sometimes Brougham Bridge, is a bridge along Broombridge Road which crosses the Royal Canal in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland. Broome Bridge is named after William Broome, one of the directors of the Royal Canal company who lived nearby.
Broom Bridge
Droichead Broome
Broom Bridge viewed from the west from the towpath
It is famous for being the location where Sir William Rowan Hamilton first wrote down the fundamental formula for quaternions on 16 October 1843, which is to this day commemorated by a stone plaque on the northwest corner of the underside of the bridge. After being spoiled by the action of vandals and some visitors,[2] the plaque was moved to a different place, higher, under the railing of the bridge.
The text on the plaque reads:
Here as he walked by on the 16th of October 1843 Sir William Rowan Hamilton in a flash of genius discovered the fundamental formula for quaternion multiplication & cut it on a stone of this bridge.
Broom Bridge at National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
February 28, 2023
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