Boyne Navigation Loingseoireacht na Bóinne | |
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Specifications | |
Length | 31 km (19 miles) |
Locks | 19 (originally 20) |
Status | Being restored by IWAI - Boyne Navigation [1] (voluntary) |
History | |
Principal engineer | David Jebb |
Construction began | 1748 |
Date closed | 1920s |
Geography | |
Start point | Oldbridge, Meath (close to Drogheda) |
End point | Navan |
Connects to | River Boyne |
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.
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