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Irish Summer Tour 2007
13 - New Ross to Carlow - Tidal River Barrow and River Barrow Navigation.
Tuesday 3rd July 2007
It was an early tide up to St Mullins (06:45) and you guessed it, it was exactly a two hour cruise. Timing was yet again perfect, we arrived at the top of the tide, just as a GRP cruiser was locking out, to go down to New Ross. As there had been quite a lot of rain it was quite hairy on the Barrow, some sections on the outside of bends, boatstream side were pretty fast flowing. We decided that conditions would probably get worse, as yet more rain was forecast, so we had a long day and got all the way to Carlow, arriving at 20:45. The logic in this was that the faster flowing sections of the river were below Carlow. On the way up, we spotted only one other moving boat, Peter Acheson off the IWAI newslist in his Haines cruiser, this was just below Goresbridge.
The disused railway bridge. Tidal River Barrow.
Junction with the River Nore, to the left (west). Tidal River Barrow.
Ferrymountgarrett Bridge. Tidal River Barrow.
Tidal River Barrow.
Tidal River Barrow.
St Mullins. Tidal River Barrow.
St Mullins at high water. Tidal River Barrow.
Entering St Mullins Lock. Tidal River Barrow.
St Mullins Lock Cut. River Barrow Navigation.
Lower Tinnahinch Lock. River Barrow Navigation.
Graiguenamanagh. Upper Tinnahinch Lock. River Barrow Navigation.
Graiguenamanagh. Upper Tinnahinch Lock. River Barrow Navigation.
Graiguenamanagh. River Barrow Navigation.
Graiguenamanagh Bridge. River Barrow Navigation.
Ballykennan Double Lock. River Barrow Navigation.
We battle against a rather fast flow in the boat stream below Lower Ballyellen Lock. River Barrow
Navigation.
Lower Ballyellen Lock. River Barrow Navigation.
Coming out of Lower Ballyellen Lock Cut, Goresbridge in the distance. River
Barrow Navigation.
Eeek! its another boat! Peter Acheson in his Haines cruiser. Below Goresbridge.
River Barrow Navigation.
Upper Ballyellen Lock
Rather heavy going below Slyguff Lock. River Barrow Navigation.
The lock cut below Slyguff Lock. River Barrow Navigation.
The abandoned lock cottage at Slyguff Lock. River Barrow Navigation.
The abandoned South Star Cruisers hire base. River Barrow Navigation.
John Chapman and Martin Clark in thoughtful mode. River Barrow Navigation.
Railway Bridge above Fenniscourt Lock. River Barrow Navigation.
Railway Bridge above Fenniscourt Lock. River Barrow Navigation.
The Royal Oak Bridge below Bagenalstown.. River Barrow Navigation.
The river spills into the lock cut below Bagenalstown Lock. River Barrow
Navigation.
Bagenalstown Lock. River Barrow Navigation.
Bagenalstown Lock. River Barrow Navigation.
Clogrennan Lock. River Barrow Navigation.
Carlow Lock. River Barrow Navigation.
Carlow Weir. River Barrow Navigation.
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