Boyne Navigation

Boyne Navigation
Loingseoireacht na Bóinne
Specifications
Length31 km (19 miles)
Locks19
(originally 20)
StatusBeing restored by IWAI - Boyne Navigation [1] (voluntary)
History
Principal engineerDavid Jebb
Construction began1748
Date closed1920s
Geography
Start pointOldbridge, Meath (close to Drogheda)
End pointNavan
Connects toRiver Boyne
The Boyne Navigation about 3km from Navan, Co. Meath

The Boyne Navigation (Irish: Loingseoireacht na Bóinne) is a series of canals running 31 km (19 mi)[2] roughly parallel to the River Boyne from Oldbridge to Navan in County Meath, in Ireland. The navigation was once used by horse-drawn boats travelling between Navan, Slane and the port of Drogheda; however is now derelict. The Boyne Navigation branch of the Inland Waterways Association of Ireland have an agreement with An Taisce – The National Trust for Ireland giving it a license to carry out restoration work on the navigation to return it to a usable waterway.

  1. ^ IWAI, Boyne. "IWAI - Boyne Navigation". IWAI - Boyne Navigation. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference IWAI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).