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| Cong Canal | |
|---|---|
 Lock Number 3, The Cong Canal | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Locks | 3 |
| Status | derelict |
| History | |
| Principal engineer | John McMahon |
| Date of act | 1842 |
| Construction began | 1848 |
| Geography | |
| Start point | Lough Corrib |
| End point | Lough Mask |
The Cong Canal is a derelict canal in the village of Cong, County Mayo. Ireland. It was abandoned unfinished in 1854 and is popularly known as 'The Dry Canal'.
The Cong Canal was designed to provide a navigable link between Lough Corrib at the village of Cong and Lough Mask, six kilometres to the north. It was part of the large Corrib, Mask and Carra Drainage and Navigation project intended to provide land drainage to the Loughs Corrib, Mask and Carra catchments and open up a navigation from the sea at Galway Bay to those lakes.