Mullingar dry dock(s)

Posted on Sunday 15 April 2012 | 4 Comments

The Ordnance Survey map of around 1840 shows a dry dock at Mullingar:

Mullingar dry dock ~1840

So does the map of around 1900:

Mullingar dry dock ~1900

The photo below was taken into the sun, alas. The entrance to the dry dock is towards the top of the entrance. So why are there curved stones closer to the camera? Was there once a second dry dock? Or was a second dock planned without ever beinf constructed? Or was the dock moved from one site to the other?

Entrances?

 

The Ruth Delany and Peter Clarke histories say nothing about this. If you can shed light on the matter, please leave a Comment below.

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4 responses to “Mullingar dry dock(s)”

  1. Liam | Sunday 15 April 2012 at 18:07 |

    Brian. I dont think that your photograph uploaded properly. – Liam

  2. bjg | Sunday 15 April 2012 at 20:57 |

    You’re right; thanks. Fixed now, I hope …. bjg

  3. pj cannon | Monday 16 April 2012 at 19:50 |

    having worked on the royal canal for many years i was always told there was a second dry dock beside the existing one and it was filled in..

  4. bjg | Monday 16 April 2012 at 19:53 |

    Thanks, PJ. Good to know I wasn’t imagining things!

    Could you help with the question of the feeders as well? bjg

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