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Barrow Passage Boat
Will, from the 1st of October, depart every morning from Athy at eight o’clock, and arrive at Carlow at or before eleven o’clock, and again on each day leave Carlow at two o’clock, and arrive at Athy...
View ArticleTories on the Barrow and the Shannon
I read here that Olivia O’Leary, who chairs a Save the Barrow Line committee, says that the Barrow Line (trackway or towing-path) […] is a natural amenity and should be maintained as it is. It isn’t....
View ArticleGrand Canal: early plans
This page has a map of the planned route of the Grand Canal from Dublin to the Shannon via the Brosna, with branches to the Barrow and the Boyne, as proposed in 1779. Note that I know nothing about the...
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Ferry King
According to the Heritage Boat Association, the steamer Ferry King was built in 1918 by Camper and Nicholson and operated by the Gosport and Portsea Steam Launch Association until 1955. It was then...
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Coolawn
Graving Bank, Waterford Three River Barges, also the Steam Barge ‘Coolawn’, for sale To be sold by auction, on Friday, 8th September, 1905, at 12 o’clock, at the Graving Bank, Waterford, by directions...
View ArticleThe Officer
I see from the blatts that Dickie Fletcher, who set up the Galley cruising restaurant in New Ross, bought a boat called The Officer after the Ross and before the St Ciarán and St Brendan. I had not...
View ArticleCarrying on the Grand Canal around 1800
Some new items about early carrying on the Grand Canal or by the Grand Canal Company.
View ArticleBallinlaw Ferry: much more info
For many people, the first thing to look out for on a Friday morning is Andrew Doherty’s weekly posting on his Waterford Harbour Tides and Tales blog. Today’s subject is the Ballinlaw ferry on the...
View ArticleWhile you’ve nothing else to do …
I came across a quiz I compiled in 2004 for the Athy Water Festival. Q6 no longer applies and I can’t guarantee that all of the others are still true, but here is it anyway. What is the taste of the...
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Mills on the Barrow
Mill sites — Ireland The Directors of the Barrow Navigation Company will receive Proposals for the several unoccupied Falls on their line of Navigation. These falls are from five to ten feet, with a...
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