Shannon-Erne Waterway

Shannon-Erne Waterway

The Shannon-Erne Waterway is a canal linking the River Shannon in the Republic of Ireland with the River Erne in Northern Ireland. Managed by Waterways Ireland, the canal is 63 km in length, has sixteen locks and runs from Leitrim village in County Leitrim to Upper Lough Erne in County Fermanagh.

The official opening of the Shannon-Erne Waterway took place at Corraguil Lock, Teemore, County Fermanagh on 23 May 1994.

Maps

ee also

*Canals of Ireland
* Canals of the United Kingdom

External links

* [http://www.waterwaysireland.org/index.cfm/section/article/page/ShannonErneWaterwaysNavigationInformation Waterways Ireland official site]
* [http://www.iwai.ie/nav/sew.html Information and Maps from the Inland Waterways Association of Ireland]


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