A prison van got stuck under the Blundell Aqueduct on the Long (18.5-mile) Level of the Grand Canal this afternoon.
The prisoners were no doubt undertaking a waterways tour, taking in the Edenderry Branch, the Main Line and the Barrow Line (at Rathangan).
‘Ello Comrade,
Have just joined mail-list which fulfills my thirst for what I call Tangible History around w’ways.
Reg’ds to Ms. Haughton
BBC BSF
I have replied direct, welcoming Comrade Murray to the fold. bjg