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Canals 1993 - Ireland G Canal


Another spring visit to Ireland, this time getting as far as Bagenalstown on the River Barrow.

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171 approaches Leixlip Louisa Bridge with a Dublin - Maynooth train

28 May 1993



171 approaches Leixlip Louisa Bridge with a Dublin - Maynooth train

28 May 1993



171 after arrival at Maynooth from Dublin

28 May 1993



171 runs round its train of Cravens stock at Maynooth

28 May 1993



171 runs round its train of Cravens stock at Maynooth

28 May 1993



171 runs round its train of Cravens stock at Maynooth

28 May 1993



Maynooth Harbour on the Royal Canal

28 May 1993



171 at Maynooth with a local train to Dublin

28 May 1993



135 & 132 arrive at Maynooth with the morning train to Sligo

28 May 1993



135 & 132 at Sligo after arrival from Dublin

28 May 1993



135 & 132 at Sligo after arrival from Dublin

28 May 1993



135 & 132 at Sligo after arrival from Dublin

28 May 1993



River Garavogue at Sligo

28 May 1993



River Shannon at Athlone

29 May 1993



River Shannon at Athlone

29 May 1993



River Shannon at Athlone

29 May 1993



River Shannon at Athlone

29 May 1993



River Shannon at Athlone

29 May 1993



074 at Athlone with a westbound train

29 May 1993



074 at Athlone with a westbound train

29 May 1993



084 arrives at Athlone with an eastbound train

29 May 1993



084 arrives at Athlone with an eastbound train

29 May 1993



Taking water at Athy

31 May 1993



The river lock at Athy

31 May 1993



A lock and weir on the River Barrow

31 May 1993



Passing along a weir on the Barrow

31 May 1993



Passing along a weir on the Barrow

31 May 1993



Carlow

31 May 1993



Leaving Rathvinden Lock on the River Barrow

31 May 1993



Leighlinbridge

31 May 1993



Leaving the lock above Bagenalstown

31 May 1993



Richard Weaver waits for us at Bagenalstown

31 May 1993



Bagenalstown

31 May 1993



Moored at Leighlinbridge

31 May 1993



Moored at Leighlinbridge

31 May 1993



Leighlinbridge

31 May 1993



Monasterevin

01 June 1993



Monasterevin

01 June 1993



Monasterevin

01 June 1993



Monasterevin

01 June 1993



Mooney's Bar, Monasterevin

01 June 1993



Mooney's Bar, Monasterevin

01 June 1993



Mooney's Bar, Monasterevin

01 June 1993



Mooney's Bar, Monasterevin

01 June 1993



Mooney's Bar, Monasterevin

01 June 1993



Mooney's Bar, Monasterevin

01 June 1993



Shannon Harbour

03 June 1993



Shannon Harbour

03 June 1993



Locking down to the Shannon

03 June 1993



Locking down to the Shannon

03 June 1993



Locking down to the Shannon

03 June 1993



Out onto the Shannon

03 June 1993



River Shannon

03 June 1993



Belmont

04 June 1993



Belmont

04 June 1993



Belmont

04 June 1993



Belmont

04 June 1993



Belmont

04 June 1993



Belmont

04 June 1993



Pollagh

04 June 1993



Pollagh

04 June 1993



Tullamore

04 June 1993



Tullamore

05 June 1993



Train from Belfast at Dublin Connolley

05 June 1993



153 & another 141 at Connolley

05 June 1993



Looking across Dublin Bay from Sandycove to Howth

05 June 1993



Sandycove

05 June 1993



Looking across Dublin Bay from Sandycove to Howth

05 June 1993



Bulloch Harbour, Sandycove

05 June 1993



Bulloch Harbour, Sandycove

05 June 1993

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I was born in 1953 and educated at Tonbridge and Bristol University. Since then I have been employed on the Railways, most of the time in the West Midlands. From 1980 I lived in Wolverhampton, and for the last 20 years in Bridgnorth