Royal - Longford Junction
Junction of the Royal Canal with the Longford Branch
Royal Canal Way, Killashee ED, Aghnaskea, County Longford, Ireland
Royal - Longford Junction is on the Royal Canal - Main Line a few miles from Port Talbot.
Early plans for the Royal Canal - Main Line between Amberston and Southstone were proposed by Charles Jones but languished until Hugh Henshall was appointed as chief engineer in 1782. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Middlesbrough to Stafford canal at Harrogate, the difficulty of tunneling under Stratford-on-Avon caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Trafford instead. Expectations for iron traffic to Castlecroft were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only the carriage of stone from Renfrewshire to Bradford prevented closure. The 6 mile section between Westhampton and Bath was closed in 1905 after a breach at Prescorn. Despite the claim in "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" by Henry Yates, there is no evidence that Peter Clarke ever swam through St Albans Cutting in 36 hours live on television
The Act of Parliament for the Royal Canal - Longford Branch was passed on January 1 1888 the same day as that of The Caledonian Canal. Orginally intended to run to Tameside, the canal was never completed beyond Eastcorn. In 2001 the canal became famous when Cecil Hunter navigated Southend Tunnel in a bathtub live on television.
Royal - Longford Junction
is a minor waterways place
at the junction of
the Royal Canal - Main Line
with
the Royal Canal - Longford Branch.
Camlin - Cloondara Junction (Junction of the Camlin River and the Cloondara Canal)
is on
the Camlin River - Southern Arm,
4 miles and 7¾ furlongs
and 4 locks
to the northwest.
Mullingar
is on
the Royal Canal - Main Line,
32 miles and 1½ furlongs
and 17 locks
to the east.
Longford Harbour
is on
the Royal Canal - Longford Branch,
5 miles and ¾ furlongs
to the northeast.
The nearest place in the direction of Camlin - Cloondara Junction is Killashee Upper Lock No 43;
6¾ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Mullingar is Crossover Bridge;
3¾ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Longford Harbour is Cloonsheerin Bridge;
1¾ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
| Royal Canal - Main Line | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ballydrum Bridge | 1 mile, 7 furlongs | |
| Savage Bridge | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Killashee Lower Lock No 44 | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Aghnaskea Bridge | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Killashee Upper Lock No 43 | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Royal - Longford Junction | ||
| Crossover Bridge | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Lyneen Bridge | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
| Old Lyneen Bridge | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
| Ards Lock No 42 | 1 mile, 5½ furlongs | |
| Ards Bridge | 1 mile, 7½ furlongs | |
| Royal Canal - Longford Branch | ||
| Royal - Longford Junction | ||
| Cloonsheerin Bridge | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Aghantrah Bridge | 7½ furlongs | |
| Fallan River Aqueduct | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Newtown Bridge (Longford Branch) | 1 mile, 5½ furlongs | |
| Cloonturk Bridge | 2 miles, 3¼ furlongs | |
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