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Irish Summer Tour 2007
14 - Carlow to Monasterevin - River Barrow Navigation and Grand Canal Barrow Line.
Wednesday 4th July 2007
A lateish start at 10:00. At 14:00 we were at Athy and decided to continue up the river to the new pontoon below the Bridge. After half an hour shopping stop and investigation of this side of Athy we headed back to Lock No 28 and the Barrow Line of the Grand Canal. This involved an interesting sweep round, against the current, in front of the weir. Martin Clark was dropped off under the horse bridge to record the event and set the lock (14:50). That night we stopped at 19:10, below Lock 24 in Monasterevin, in the evening we wandered around Monasterevin and ended up in the (not well signposted) Seeta Indian restaurant above Finlay's pub.
There is quite a shoal down stream from the exit of the River Grease (we found
it on the way down!) River Barrow Navigation.
Maganey Lock. River Barrow Navigation.
The lifting bridge at Levitstown Lock cut. River Barrow Navigation.
The lifting bridge at Levitstown Lock cut. River Barrow Navigation.
The old railway bridge before Athy, horse bridge beyond. River Barrow
Navigation.
Athy, horse bridge and entrance to the Grand Canal Barrow Line, through Lock
No28. River Barrow Navigation.
Looking back from above the horse bridge. Athy. River Barrow Navigation.
Entrance to the failed marina project. Athy. River Barrow Navigation.
Athy Bridge, castle and the new visitor mooring. River Barrow Navigation.
Saint John? Athy. River Barrow Navigation.
Earnest on the new mooring below Athy Bridge. River Barrow Navigation.
Earnest on the new mooring below Athy Bridge. River Barrow Navigation.
Coming back down stream we have to do a power turn against the flow to get into
the Grand Canal Barrow Line Lock No28. Athy. River Barrow Navigation.
Doh! Something not quite right with our new Waterways Ireland windlass...or the
lock gate board railings! Athy. Lock No 28 Grand Canal, Barrow Line.
The Bridge House pub by Lock No 27 in Athy. Grand Canal, Barrow Line.
Lock No 27 in Athy. Grand Canal, Barrow Line.
Lock No 27 in Athy. Grand Canal, Barrow Line.
Lock No 27 in Athy. We expect the superb example of a Grand Canal loading wharf
will soon be destroyed in the name of progress. Grand Canal, Barrow Line.
Monasterevin.
Monasterevin. The Seeta Indian restaurant above Finlay's pub.
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