Grand Canal of Ireland
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The Grand Canal begins on the Southside of Dublin, Ireland. It continues on to the River Shannon with various branches, including a link to the River Barrow waterway at Athy. Until 1950 the Grand Canal Company had ownership of the canal the Transport Act, 1950 (http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1950_12.html) tranferred the canal to Córas Iompair Éireann. This situation continued until the Canals Act, 1986 (http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1986_3.html) transferred the canal to the Office of Public Works. Under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, a new all-Ireland body called Waterways Ireland was established in 1999 and assumed responsibility for inland navigable waterways including the Grand Canal.
The other canal in Dublin is the Royal Canal on the Northside of the city. Template:Ireland-place-stub
External links
- The Grand Canal: A History (http://www.sip.ie/sip070/A%20History%20of%20the%20Grand%20Canal.html)
- Waterways Ireland (http://www.waterwaysireland.org/)