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Dublin’s canals in 1801
Grand Canal The formation of canals was scarcely known in Ireland until the year 1765, when the Grand Canal was begun by a company of enterprising men, who were incorporated in 1772 by an act of...
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Where is this?
Paul Gauci’s 1831 drawing of a Shannon steamer This drawing of a steamer is from an 1831 book called Select Views of Lough Derg and the River Shannon by Paul Gauci. I haven’t seen the book myself, but...
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Shannon Leisure Development Co Ltd
No, me neither, but it seems to mean CarrickCraft, which now has Marked Fuel Trader’s Licences for its bases at Banagher and Carrick-on-Shannon, thus swelling the host of the elect.Filed under: Ashore,...
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Buying diesel
The Revenue Commissioners’ latest list of holders of marked fuel trader’s licences doesn’t seem to have any new names on it. So, as far as I can see, there are no licensed sellers on the Grand Canal,...
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Weather and water levels
Have a look at the water level at Banagher Bridge. As I write at 0823 on 20130322, the latest data is 23 minutes old. The level has been falling for the last five weeks, but are there already signs of...
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Can wisdom be put in a silver rod?
Or love in a golden bowl? My mole doesn’t know, but diesel can be put in a boat’s fuel tank at Silver Line in Banagher, the latest addition to the roll of honour: the traders holding licences to sell...
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Canal carrying 1846: the Grand Canal
Isaac Slater’s Directory[i] of 1846 lists those carrying goods on inland waterways. Most of the carriers on the Grand Canal, which runs from Dublin to the River Shannon with various branches, claim to...
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Water levels in Athlone
At time of writing, the depth of water at Athlone Weir is 1.7m. “Staff gauge zero is 35.360m above Poolbeg datum”, which means the water level is 37.06m OD (Poolbeg). According to Bob Cullen’s 2002...
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Lusmites rejoice
P J Norris commented here on the need for a walkway across Meelick Weir. The excellent KildareStreet.com tells us that the drought will end, as a Dáil written answer on 22 October 2013 showed. Michael...
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Levels
On 9 October 2013 minister Brian Hayes spoke in the Dáil about Shannon water levels, saying: A meeting between the ESB, Waterways Ireland and the Office of Public Works to review the interim operating...
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Lough Derg 27 December 2013
Water level The ramp to the pontoons in Dromineer is now sloping upwards The water level at Banagher has risen about one metre in the past 35 days. Wind Dromineer people need to drink more wine The...
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Pathé on Shannon
Shannon floods 1959 1 Shannon floods 1959 2 Pylons! The Carrick-on-Suir creamery chimney (Shannon Scheme electrification) Building the headrace Filed under: Ashore, Built heritage, Drainage, Economic...
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The monsoon is coming …
… perhaps. The water depth at Banagher has stayed at around 2.1 metres but that at Athlone has gone down to about 2.0 metres. Are TPTB lowering Lough Ree so that it can store the water from the...
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The Shannon in winter
Downriver from Shannon Harbour to Dromineer in December 2014. It began as a bright, cold morning. Leaving Shannon Harbour after icebreaking between the locks Flooding to the south-east But southward,...
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How true these words are …
… even today: The swivel bridges at Portumna and Banagher seem to have been badly situated with regard to the passage of vessels, both being placed in the concave bend of the river which makes it...
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Shannon water levels 8 December 2015
North to south (more or less) Shannonbridge upstream Shannonbridge downstream Shannon Harbour: 36th lock Shannon Harbour: below the 36th Shannon Harbour: road to Banagher closed Banagher: the harbour...
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The disappointed steamer
For one brief moment it seemed that the humble steamer Ballymurtagh might have a glittering future as a passenger vessel. Alas, it was not to be.Filed under: Economic activities, Extant waterways,...
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Holiday tours in Ireland VII
On Lough Derg There are two Lough Dergs in Ireland. One is in the County of Donegal, within four and a half miles of Pettigoe, and is celebrated for its St Patrick’s Purgatory. The lake is but six...
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Gunboats at Banagher
The gun boats — extraordinary affair From our own correspondent, Dublin, Dec 11 You may remember a statement I sent last week, respecting the arrival of the Penelope war steamer, with six gun-boats of...
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A distinguished visitor to the Shannon
Dwarkanauth Tagore, of Calcutta, the distinguished and princely East Indian, who is making a tour of the United Kingdom, arrived in this city, on Tuesday evening with his suit [sic], in an elegant drag...
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