Ulster Canal

Ulster Canal

The Ulster Canal is a disused canal running through part of County Armagh, County Tyrone and County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland and County Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland. In the early 19th century the idea of linking the lowlands around Lough Neagh with the Erne Basin and the River Shannon system became popular with the more progressive landowners and merchants of Armagh, Monaghan and Fermanagh. The Ulster Canal was built between 1825 and 1842 and was 74 km (46 mi) long with 26 locks. It ran from Charlemont on the River Blackwater to Wattle Bridge on the River Finn, south-east of Upper Lough Erne.

It was originally planned as an important section of a great waterway which was to cross Ireland from east to west, from Belfast to Limerick. A poor water supply, inappropriately sized locks and the arrival of rail and road transport meant that it was eventually abandoned in 1931.

At the North/South Ministerial Council meeting on July 17, 2007, it was announced that the governments would commit works towards the restoration of the County Monaghan stretch of the canal. The cost of the development would be €45 million, paid for by the Irish government. [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/17/europe/EU-POL-Northern-Ireland.php] [http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0717/northpolitics.html] [http://www.iwai.ie/download/UlsterCanalSpec0.pdf]

ee also

*Canals of Ireland

References

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/4_11/pfocus/geography/autumn1999/index.shtml BBC Schools - Canals]
* [http://www.ulstercanal.org/ Ulster Canal Restoration]

External links

* [http://www.chrono.qub.ac.uk/local/tyrone/Benburb/ Ulster Canal at Benburb]
* [http://www.iwai.ie/nav/ulstercanal.html Inland Waterways Association of Ireland's index of information on the Ulster Canal]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Ulster and Delaware Railroad — Locale Kingston Point, NY to Oneonta, NY, Hunter, NY Kaaterskill, NY …   Wikipedia

  • Ulster and Delaware Railroad — L Ulster and Delaware Railroad (U D), fondé en 1866, était un chemin de fer américain de classe I qui opérait dans l état de New York. Lors de son extension maximale, le U D quittait Kingston Point sur le fleuve Hudson, traversait le centre des… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ulster — Ulsterite /ul steuh ruyt /. /ul steuhr/, n. 1. a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland. 2. a province in N Republic of Ireland. 229,720; 3123 sq. mi. (8090 sq. km). 3. Informal. See… …   Universalium

  • Coalisland Canal — Date of act 1732 Date completed 1787 Date closed 1946 Start point Coalisland End point River Blackwater Connects to …   Wikipedia

  • Newry Canal — Victoria Lock at the entrance to Newry ship canal in Carlingford Lough The Newry Canal, located in Northern Ireland, was built to link the Tyrone coalfields (via Lough Neagh and the River Bann) to the Irish Sea at Carlingford Lough near Newry …   Wikipedia

  • List of Ulster-related topics — The territorial extent covered by the term Ulster may vary, reflecting the prevalent deep political and cultural divisions. The province of Ulster, one of the historic four provinces on the island of Ireland comprising nine counties, six in… …   Wikipedia

  • Wilts & Berks Canal — A section of the Canal near Rushey Platt, Swindon. Date of act 1795 Construction began …   Wikipedia

  • Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal — The steam crane at Mount Sion, on the Bury arm Original owner Manchester Bolton Bury Canal Company Principal engineer …   Wikipedia

  • Manchester Ship Canal — The Stolt Kittiwake heading toward the Mersey Estuary, 2005 Principal engineer Edward Leader Williams Date of act …   Wikipedia

  • Bridgewater Canal — This article is about the canal in North West England. For the canal in Somerset, see Bridgwater and Taunton Canal. Bridgewater Canal The packet house at Worsley, on the canal Principal e …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”