See here for a slightly more detailed view from 1847. The third dry dock, at the junction with the main line, is here.
Mallett’s Insistent Pontoon is shown here marked “floating bridge”; the map also shows the drawbridge that featured in the attempted murder of Henry Garnett.
Waterways Ireland has a new web page up about the conditions under which it will allow its dry docks to be used. The page includes links to a downloadable MS Word application form and a PDF. Anyone applying to use a dry dock must now submit:
In April 2012 I discussed the issues here.
My page about dry docks is here.
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Tagged barges, boats, dry docks, Grand Canal, Ireland, propping, risk, Royal Canal, Shannon, Waterways Ireland
At a Meeting of the Company of Undertakers of the Grand Canal, duly convened by public Advertisement, and held at the Company’s House in Dublin, on Monday, the 6th day of April, 1840,
WILLIAM MURPHY, Esq., in the chair,
The following Resolution, moved by James Pim, jun., Esq., seconded by James Dawson, Esq., passed unanimously in the afformative: —
Resolved — That the Court of Directors of this Company be authorised, if they shall see fit, to call the attention of the Government, of the Chamber of Commerce, of the Ballast Corporation, of the several Steam Companies, and of Capitalists generally, to the important advantages which the Grand Canal Company’s Floating and Graving Docks at Ringsend offer to all parties connected with the Shipping interests of the Port of Dublin, and to apprize them that this Company will at all times be ready to entertain any well considered proposition for increasing the general usefulness of these Docks, on the fairest and most liberal terms as regards the Public. Under the firm persuasion that by whatever well-arranged proceeding this important portion of the Company’s property can be best made available in increasing the Trade and promoting the prosperity of the City of Dublin, it will be rendered the most effectually conducive to the interests of the Company.
By order, JOHN McMULLEN,
Secretary of the Company.
From The Freeman’s Journal 8 April 1840.
Perhaps Waterways Ireland might follow the example of its predecessors and, rather than getting into bed with the DDDA, might consider some “well considered proposition for increasing the general usefulness of these Docks”.
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Tagged basin, boats, box in the docks, canal, DDDA, dry docks, Dublin, floating docks, Grand Canal, graving docks, Ireland, Ringsend, steam, waterways, Waterways Ireland
Here are some thoughts on risk management for waterways authorities, marine insurers and boat-owners.
Irish waterways history