The Waterway Heritage index page provides links to information about a wide range of Ireland's waterways heritage and related topics.

Included are articles selected from Inland Waterways News (IWN). Links to articles in editions that are online are included. These articles may not include links back to this page so use the BACK button to return.

Index

Arts 

• Carving history at Barley Harbour - Dr Maebh O'Regan,
  IWN, Winter 2003
  Michael and Kevin Casey turn bog oak into beautiful carvings in their studio beside Barley Harbour.

Aviation 

• The Flying Boats in Fermanagh,
  IWN, Spring 2002
   
• The Flying Boats of Foynes - Guy Warner,
  IWN, Winter 2001
   
• Lough Neagh - The heady war years - Jim McGarry,
  IWN, Summer 2002
   
• Ulster Aviation Heritage Centre - Ernie Cromie,
  IWN, Summer 2002
   

Boats and boat builders 

• Floating Heritage,
  IWN, Winter 1999
  This edition of IWN includes three articles about canal boats:
  Canal Boats 1,  The Boats,  Canal Boats 2
   
• nb Ballyellen - John Sexton,
  IWN, Spring 2000
   
• Coill-an-Eo - Brian J Goggin,
  IWN, Summer 2003
   
• Fox - Brian J Goggin,
  IWN, Spring 1999
   
• Francesca - Jim Murray,
  IWN, Winter 2004
   
• G-boats - Brian J Goggin,
  IWN, Winter 2003
   
• Glaciers & Guinness - Michael Savage,
  The Lough Neagh sand trade
  IWN, Spring 2004
   
• I Frances - Brian J Goggin,
  IWN, Summer 2002
   
• Maid of Antrim - Jim McGarry,
  IWN, Autumn 2000
   
• Making Suir - Michael Savage,
  The Guinness barges
  IWN, Spring 2004
   
• New Ross Galley - Carolan Goggin,
  IWN, Spring 2002
   
• Orion - Niall Galway,
  IWN, Summer 2004
   
• Phoenix - John Lefroy,
  IWN, Summer 1999
   
• Schollevaer - David Beattie,
  IWN, December 1998
   
• The Sandlark from Garrykennedy - Nicki Griffin,
  IWN, Winter 2004
   
• The Shannon One Design - David Beattie,
  IWN, Summer 2000
   
• A steamy  past - Ruth Heard,
  IWN, Autumn 2005
   
• Water Wags - Simon Nolan,
  IWN, Autumn 2003
   
• The Boat Builder's Heritage - Brian Goggin,
  IWN, Summer 2002
   
• The Heritage Boat Association
  This site includes information about a number of heritage boats.
   

Cruises 

• From Enniskillen to Mullingar - Peter Acheson
  A 275 mile cruise from Enniskillen to Mullingar via Shannon Harbour, the Grand Canal, Dublin and the Royal Canal.
  IWN, Winter 2003
   
• Idyll Days - Mark Maguire
  In July 1939, just two months before the outbreak of World War II, schoolboy Mark Maguire set off with his parents on a memorable cruise of the Shannon. 
  IWN, Winter 2004
   
• Sailing the Shannon - Nick Theato
  A 15-day cruise from Dromineer to Lough Key and back in a 17 ft 2-berth bilge-keel trailer-sailor. 
  IWN, Spring 2004
   
• If I can make it there . . - Gerry Slevin
  In was 1950 when four young Irish men sailed across the Atlantic including Killaloe's own Kevin O'Farrell. 
  IWN, Winter 2006
   
• The Royal and The Shannon
  Log of voyage on mv Seagull by George Shackleton and friends from Barberstown to Richmond Harbour via Carrick and Lanesborough in deep winter with ice on canal and river. 
  IWN, Autumn 2000
   

Engineering 

• Ardnacrusha - Paul Duffy,
  IWN, Winter 2004
   
• Bogs and canals - Ruth Heard,
  IWN, Winter 2003
  The story of how the Grand Canal was constructed through the Bog of Allen.
   
• Moynan: The Art of Bridge-building - Maebh O’Regan,
  IWN, Spring 2004
  The story of Portumna Bridge.
   
• Restoration of the Royal Canal through bogs - Jean Errity,
  IWN, Winter 2003
   
• 18th Century Barrow Wiers - John Sexton,
  IWN, Spring 2002
   

Flora and Fauna 

• Bats and Irish Waterways - Dr Niamh Roche,
  IWN, Autumn 2001
   
• Bog train - Nicki Griffin,
  IWN, Winter 2003
  An article about Irish bogs, their management and environmental matters.
   
• The Magic of the Mayfly on the Shannon - John Leech,
  IWN, Summer 2000
   
• Mussel Control - Michael Hynes,
  IWN, Summer 2004
   
• The World Adjoining the River: Scarriff - Nicki Griffin,
  IWN, Summer 2003
  An article about Ireland's national apple collections.
   

Historic locations 

• Enniskillen Castle - Maguire
  A brief history and note on life in the castle. 
  See also: Walks by Upper Lough Erne - Enniskillen Castle
   
• Leixlip Spa & Rye Valley - Siobhán Hynes,
  A walk along the Royal canal.
  IWN, Winter 2004
   
• Monasterevan - Brian J Goggin,
  A guided walk around this fascinating canal town by the Barrow.
  IWN, Summer 2003
   
• Portumna Castle - O'Brien
  A brief history first published in the Irish Times in August 2000. 
  See also: Walks by Lough Derg - Portumna Forest Park
   
• Paradise Lost - Michael Savage,
  Ram's Island, Lough Neagh.
  IWN, Summer 2003
   
• Paradise Revisited - Michael Savage,
  Ram's Island, Lough Neagh.
  IWN, Spring 2005
   
• The Church at Pollagh - Dr Maebh O'Regan,
  IWN, Autumn 2003
   
• Rindoon - The Heritage Council
  Section 2 of this report is of particular relevance. It includes extensive information for on-line viewing about Rindoon and a number of detailed maps and diagrams. 
  See also: Walks by Lough Ree - Rindoon
   
• The Last battle Cry - Liam O'Connor
  A newly discovered Viking settlement
  IWN, Summer 2004
   

Industrial Heritage 

• The Cavan & Leitrim Railway,
  IWN, Spring 2004
  This article provides an introduction to the wide range of exhibits at this museum located close to Dromod.
   
• Rather boggy and sad Brian J Goggin,
  IWN, Winter 2003
  This article introduces a series of articles about the bogs of Ireland in a waterways context that appeared in the Winter 2003 edition of IWN.
   
• The Irish Amelioration Society
  Reprinted from the Illustrated London News, 1850,
  IWN, Winter 2003
  Manufacture of Peat Charcoal.
   

People 

• Called to the Bar Nuala redmond,
  IWN, Summer 2006
  An interview with Seán Fitzsimons winner of the Endeavor Cup.
   
• Getting locked Bernard Loughlin,
  IWN, Autumn 2006
  Memoir of mattie Burke.
   
• Kings of Lough Ree Bernard Loughlin,
  IWN, Summer 2006
  Memoir of John Weaving.
   

Waterways 

• A Grand Year,
  IWN, Summer 2004
  Celebrating the 200th year of the Grand Canal.
   
• Canals of Dublin,
  IWN, Summer 2000
   
• Coal and Gas - Shane Belford,
  IWN, Winter 2001
   
• The Clodiagh: the forgotten navigation - Brian Goggin,
  IWN, Winter 2002
   
• Hidden navigations: Lough Ree - Reggie Redmond,
  IWN, Winter 2006
   
• History of the Corach River - David Killeen,
  IWN, Spring 2004
   
• Limerick to Killaloe,
  IWN, Summer 2001
  Includes an article about the history of this section of the navigation.
   
• Lough Neagh - Big things happening on the big lough,
  IWN, Spring 2005
  An article about strategic projects on Lough Neagh including heritage projects.
   
• Mountmellick Branch - Nick Spalding
  IWN, Winter 2003
   
• Newry Canal ~ Portadown to Newry - Brian Cassells
  Autumn 2002
  An article about the history of this section the navigation
   
• Restoring the Boyne - Ed Wheeler
  IWN, Summer 2005
  An article about the history of this section the navigation
   
• The Suir Navigation - Dick Lovegrove,
  IWN, Autumn 2000
   
• Turf miscellany - Harry Foy,
  IWN, Winter 2003
  Includes an item about the sand quays at Portadown
   
• Waterways of Northern Ireland,
  IWN, Autumn 2000
   

Other heritage resources 

• Heritage Boat Association 
  IWN, Spring 2001
   
• Irish Waterways Heritage, the website of the National Inventory of waterways built heritage. See also
  Record builders - Niall Galway,
  IWN, Winter 2004