Tag Archives: crane

The Scotch Quay crane

Posted on Monday 20 October 2014 | 4 comments

Here is a page about the crane on Scotch Quay, on St John’s Pill in Waterrford. I would welcome information on the age of the crane, on who made it and on how it works.

Posted in Ashore, Built heritage, Economic activities, Engineering and construction, Extant waterways, Forgotten navigations, Industrial heritage, Ireland, Operations, Restoration and rebuilding, Suir, waterways

Tagged crane, George's Quay, Ireland, quay, Scotch Quay, St John's Pill, Suir, Waterford, waterways

WI lifting boats

Posted on Tuesday 17 December 2013 | 2 comments

Waterways Ireland removed boats from Charlotte Quay in the Grand Canal Dock at Ringsend today.

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Being lifted

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Getting ready

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Pumps on the quay

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Ready for the slings

Thanks to Paul Quinn for the information and photos.

Posted in Ashore, Economic activities, Engineering and construction, Extant waterways, Ireland, Irish inland waterways vessels, Operations, waterways, Waterways management

Tagged barge, basin, boats, canal, Charlotte Quay, crane, Dublin, Grand Canal, Grand Canal Dock, Ireland, lift, lock, Operations, Ringsend, vessels, waterways, Waterways Ireland

Preparing for winter

Posted on Thursday 22 November 2012 | Leave a comment

WI at work in Killaloe Novemebr 2012.

Old crane being painted

The Marindus weedspraying pontoon. This Marindus may be Marindus Engineering Ltd of Kilmore Quay, Co Wexford

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Posted in Ashore, Built heritage, Charles Wye Williams, Economic activities, Engineering and construction, Extant waterways, Forgotten navigations, Industrial heritage, Ireland, Irish inland waterways vessels, Irish waterways general, Operations, Restoration and rebuilding, Shannon, waterways, Waterways management, Weather

Tagged boats, bridge, canal, Clare, crane, ESB, flow, Ireland, Killaloe, lock, Lough Derg, Marindus, Operations, paint, Shannon, vessels, waterways, Waterways Ireland, weed, workboat

Lough Tap railway bridge

Posted on Monday 18 October 2010 | Leave a comment

This site has some great photos of the replacement of the railway bridge over the Shannon Navigation at Lough Tap, near Drumsna, on 31 October 2009.

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Posted in Ashore, Economic activities, Extant waterways, Industrial heritage, Irish waterways general, Non-waterway, Operations, Rail

Tagged boats, bridge, crane, Dromod, Drumsna, Ireland, Lough Tap, Operations, railway, Shannon, waterways

Shotts wha hae …

Posted on Thursday 7 October 2010 | Leave a comment

On my page about Shannon cranes I showed part of the remains of a crane at Kilgarvan on Lough Derg (it’s a little over half way down the page). I said:

Unfortunately I can’t read the first line […].

I have since had another go, and I think that the first line says

Shotts Iron Works

There was an iron works at Shotts from 1802. The town is in North Lanarkshire, about half way between Edinburgh and Glasgow.

If, gentle reader, you can supply any information about cranes manufactured at Shotts, do please leave a Comment.

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Posted in Ashore, Economic activities, Extant waterways, Industrial heritage, Operations, Steamers

Tagged 25 cwt, crane, Ireland, iron works, Kilgarvan, Lough Derg, Operations, quay, Scotland, Shannon, Shotts, waterways