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Kilbeggan Harbour

 
Harbour Picnic Area, Kilbeggan Harbour Roadway, Kilbeggan, County Westmeath, Ireland
 

Kilbeggan Harbour is on the Grand Canal - Kilbeggan Branch a few miles from Stockport.

The Act of Parliament for the Grand Canal - Kilbeggan Branch was passed on January 1 1782 and 23 thousand shares were sold the same day. From a junction with The Wigan and Maidstone Canal at Erewash the canal ran for 37 miles to Arun. Expectations for coal traffic to Rhondda never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Grand Canal - Kilbeggan Branch were submitted to parliament in 2001, the carriage of manure from Trafford to Dover prevented closure. The canal between Horsham and Blackburn was obliterated by the building of the M8 Motorway in 1972. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1990 after a restoration campaign lead by the Grand Canal - Kilbeggan Branch Society.

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Kilbeggan Harbour is a minor waterways place at the end of the Grand Canal - Kilbeggan Branch; past Grand - Kilbeggan Junction (Junction of the Grand Canal with the Kilbeggan Branch) (8 miles and ¾ furlongs to the southeast).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Grand - Kilbeggan Junction is Skeahanagh Bridge; 4 furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

Murphy's Bridge3 miles, 7¼ furlongs
Silver River Aqueduct3 miles, 4 furlongs
Lowertown Bridge3 miles, 1¼ furlongs
Grange Bridge1 mile, 7½ furlongs
M6 Bridge (Kilbeggan Branch)6 furlongs
Skeahanagh Bridge4 furlongs
Kilbeggan Harbour
 
 
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In the direction of Grand - Kilbeggan Junction

Digby Bridge Winding Hole11 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Grand - Kilbeggan Junction, then on the Grand Canal - Main Line to Digby Bridge Winding Hole

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[Kilbeggan] Kilbeggan (Irish: Cill Bheagáin, meaning "church of Bécán") is a town in the barony of Moycashel, County Westmeath, Ireland. Kilbeggan is situated on the [Grand Canal (Ireland)] Boora feeder (abandoned) Kilbeggan (abandoned) Ballinasloe (starting on the far side of the River Shannon from Shannon Harbour; abandoned and now used [County Westmeath] Westmeath are Athlone (7 seats), Mullingar-Coole (7 seats) and Mullingar-Kilbeggan (6 seats). The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, provided the framework [N52 road (Ireland)] the mid west traversing the midlands. It interchanges with the M6 at Kilbeggan and at Tyrrellspass, the N4 at Mullingar, the N3 at Kells, and the N2 [River Brosna] From Lough Ennell, the river Brosna flows into Kilbeggan, where it still powers the mill at Kilbeggan Distillery. The Brosna continues flowing southwest [List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland] Keel Keenagh Kells Kenmare Kerrykeel Keshcarrigan Kilbarrack Kilbaha Kilbeggan Kilbeheny Kilberry Kilbricken Kilbrin Kilbrittain Kilcar (Cill Charthaigh) [Dublin-Galway Greenway] development organisation in Kilbeggan, County Westmeath plans to connect the Greenway to the Offaly Cycleways at Kilbeggan with a greenway to Tullamore [County Offaly] national secondary routes pass through the county. The N52 road passes from Kilbeggan to Tullamore and Birr which then continues to Nenagh where it intersects [R446 road (Ireland)] Galway City from Kinnegad; Milltownpass, Rochfortbridge, Tyrrellspass, Kilbeggan, Horseleap, Moate, Athlone, Ballinasloe, Loughrea, Craughwell & Oranmore [Cistercians] in County Wicklow (1148), Monasteranenagh in County Limerick (1148), Kilbeggan in County Westmeath (1150) and Boyle Abbey in County Roscommon (1161)
 
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