Aghalane Bridge (demolished)
Ardue ED, Lagan, County Cavan, Ireland
Aghalane Bridge (demolished) carries a footpath over the Shannon - Erne Waterway between Dudley and St Albans.
Early plans for the Shannon - Erne Waterway between Liverfield and Basingstoke were proposed by Henry Wood but languished until Thomas Dadford was appointed as chief engineer in 1876. Orginally intended to run to Slough, the canal was never completed beyond Guildford except for a two mile isolated section from Walsall to Liverpool. Expectations for pottery traffic to Amberscester were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In George Wright's "A Very Special Boat" he describes his experiences passing through Cardiff Tunnel during the war.
Aghalane Bridge (demolished)
is a minor waterways place
on the Shannon - Erne Waterway between
Shannon - Shannon-Erne Junction (Junction of the River Shannon with the Shannon-Erne Waterway) (35 miles and 4¼ furlongs
and 16 locks
to the west) and
Drummard Lough (northern entrance) (Access to River Erne at Bunanumery) (2 miles and 5¼ furlongs
to the northeast).
The nearest place in the direction of Shannon - Shannon-Erne Junction is Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge (The bridge is on the UK / Ireland border.);
1¼ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Drummard Lough (northern entrance) is Entrance to Lough Anoneen;
2 miles and 2 furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
This is the site of a bridge, the canal may be narrow as a consequence.
| Ballyconnell Lock No 2 | 5 miles, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Ballyconnell Business Park Bridge | 4 miles, 7¾ furlongs | |
| Cloncoohy Road Bridge | 3 miles, 6¾ furlongs | |
| Corraquill Lock No 1 | 1 mile, 7¾ furlongs | |
| Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Aghalane Bridge (demolished) | ||
| Entrance to Lough Anoneen | 2 miles, 2 furlongs | |
| Drummard Lough (northern entrance) | 2 miles, 5¼ furlongs | |
| Erne - Shannon-Erne Junction | 3 miles, 3¾ furlongs | |
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The Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge (informally called the Peace Bridge or Aghalane Bridge) is a road bridge across the border of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It carries the A509 / N3 road between Enniskillen in County Fermanagh and Cavan in County Cavan. The bridge spans the Woodford River (Irish: Sruth Gráinne, meaning 'the Gravelly Stream' or 'the Gravelly River', sometimes anglicised as the River Gráinne or the Graine River).
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[Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge]
The Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge (informally called the Peace Bridge or Aghalane Bridge) is a road bridge across the border of Northern Ireland
[N3 road (Ireland)]
crossing at Aghalane Bridge, which spanned the Woodford River (Irish: Sruth Gráinne) just north of Belturbet, was closed. Aghalane Bridge crossed from
[Shannon–Erne Waterway]
with no funds available, the navigation trustees concentrated on minor bridge repairs, to keep landowners and local authorities happy, and by 1948 they
[The Troubles in Derrylin]
were shot and killed at their home at Killynick, a townland beside Aghalane Bridge, very near Teemore, a village just south of Derrylin. 16 December—Louis
[List of Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland, 1997]
Training) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R. 1997 No. 249) New Aghalane Bridge Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R. 1997 No. 250) Open-Ended Investment
[Border Communities Against Brexit]
protests at Moybridge between Tyrone and Monaghan, Aghalane between Fermanagh and Cavan and Lifford Bridge between Tyrone and Donegal. In late March 2017
[A509 road (Northern Ireland)]
Rushen. The road then skirts past the village of Aghalane, and crosses the Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge [1] to link with the N3 onwards to Belturbet
[Mountfield, County Tyrone]
village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Aghalane, northeast of Omagh. It lies on the A505 road and had a population of 252
[Carickaleese]
a grant was made to Thomas Monepeny on 15 October 1610 of the Manor of Aghalane, which included one tate of Corgelouse. Taking advantage of this, Lady
[List of archaeological sites in County Tyrone]
standing stone, grid ref: H6398 7351 Aghalane, Standing stone, stone circle, alignments and cist, grid ref: H4946 9260 Aghalane, Court tomb: Cloghogle, grid ref:
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British favoured closing Aghalane Bridge - BBC NewsDec 28, 2012 ... On 27 December, 1972, Lieutenant-Colonel A T P Millen had noted that "the destruction" of Aghalane Bridge "suits us well in that it closes a ...
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Dec 28, 2012 ... No organisation claimed responsibility for blowing up Aghalane Bridge in November 1972 but it was widely believed to have been the work of ...
The Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge is a road bridge across the border of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It carries the main road between Enniskillen in County Fermanagh and Cavan in County Cavan. Old bridge[edit]. The bridge replaces an earlier structure to the east, known as the Aghalane ... leave the bridge in a state of disrepair and demolish the temporary structure.
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Aug 9, 2016 ... On December 27, 1972, Lieutenant-Colonel A. T. P. Millen noted that "the destruction" of Aghalane Bridge "suits us well in that it closes a route ...
Old Aghalane bridge. louth005. The bridge at this crossing was blown up in November 1972, a temporary bridge was placed over it but this was removed and it ...
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