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The Tuesday Night Club on Tour
Tour 2007
April 2007
10 - Ballycommon to Shannon Bridge - Grand Canal Shannon Line and Shannon Navigation.
Monday 9th April 2007
It was a 08:15 start from Ballycommon, we passed through Tullamore at 10:30. After a good
day on the Grand were out onto the Shannon at 18:10. the only locky that came out was Alan Wynne at Belmont Double No
33. He told us about some unstable bank below, marked with tape, warning us to go very slowly past.
Just below Belmont double Lock was a load of floating reed stalks and a
photographer. We remarked that he could not see many moving boats to
photograph...his reply was " I was trying to take a picture of the pattern
of reeds...then some f***er comes past in a boat!"
There was one boat moored up in the old navigation cut below Shannon Bridge, so we decided to join it (19:40). As it happened there was one
mooring spot left on the old inset bit of the wharf. So it was a burger in
"Supermac's" then a pint in Kileen's. We left when Mr Breeze, the guitarist entertainment arrived...sorry Mr Breeze, but we were knackered!
Earnest on the wharf at Ballycommon. Shannon Line of the Grand Canal.
Lock No 23. Shannon Line of the Grand Canal.
Lock No 23. Shannon Line of the Grand Canal.
The sad remains of Celtic Cruisers at Digby Bridge Tullamore. Shannon Line of
the Grand Canal.
Tullamore. Shannon Line of the Grand Canal.
Tullamore. Shannon Line of the Grand Canal.
Tullamore. Shannon Line of the Grand Canal.
Tullamore. Shannon Line of the Grand Canal.
Lock No 27. Tullamore. Shannon Line of the Grand Canal.
Lock No 27. Tullamore. Shannon Line of the Grand Canal.
A traditional cottage. Shannon Line of the Grand Canal.
Gallagher's Inn at Pollagh. Shannon Line of the Grand Canal.
Pollagh. Shannon Line of the Grand Canal.
Plunkett Bridge. Pollagh. Shannon Line of the Grand Canal.
TNC Stalwarts Peter Wright and Martin Clark.
Bord Na Mona Swing Bridge. Shannon Line of the Grand Canal.
Bord Na Mona Swing Bridge. Shannon Line of the Grand Canal.
Bord Na Mona Swing Bridge. Shannon Line of the Grand Canal.
Eeek! the Waterway Ireland bod that has been shadowing us in his van has sent a
torpedo after us!
(This was an unattended fishing rod.)
Belmont Double Lock No 33. Shannon Line of the Grand Canal.
Belmont Double Lock No 33. Shannon Line of the Grand Canal.
Belmont Double Lock No 33. Locky Alan Wynne is about. Shannon Line of the Grand
Canal.
Collapsing bank below Belmont Double Lock No 33. Shannon Line of the Grand Canal.
Shannon Harbour. This wooden cruiser is sadly no more. Grand Canal.
Shannon Harbour. Grand Canal.
Shannon Bridge. We moor below the town. Shannon Navigation.
Kileen's store, Shannon Bridge. they sell just about everything. Shannon
Navigation.
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