Monthly Archives: May 2009

The Lough Boora feeder

This page is about an unsuccessful search for the Lough Boora feeder, which joined the Grand Canal west of Pollagh and, befoer 1936, was used by boats serving the peat works at Turraun. There is a vaguely canal-like object and there are several photos of bogs, including the Lough Boora parklands.

Boats that are … different

Some people like to do their own thing. Not for them the off-the-shelf mass-produced GRP boat; not the elegant wooden cruiser nor even the conventional barge conversion. They design their boats to meet specific needs, solve specific problems and satisfy their own tastes. Here are some of the results.

More workboats

Here is a very long page showing working boats that are not operated by Waterways Ireland. They include hotel boats, restaurant boats, trip boats, rescue boats, police boats and sand barges.

The abandoned line of the Grand Canal to James’s St Harbour

I have put up four pages covering the Main Line of the Irish Grand Canal from Suir Road to the original terminus at Grand Canal Harbour, James’s Street. This account covers Guinness and Dublin’s water supply as well as the line of the canal. There are some photos of trams and of the 1′ 10″ gauge Guinness locomotives for Steam Men. Page 1 of 4 is here.