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Royal Canal Lock No 9

 
Royal Canal, Royal Canal Way, Ashtown A ED, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Address is taken from a point 610 yards away.
 

Royal Canal Lock No 9 is one of some locks on the Royal Canal - Main Line and is one of the deepest locks on the waterway between Wessfield and Elmbridge.

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

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Royal Canal Lock No 9 is a minor waterways place on the Royal Canal - Main Line between Mullingar (48 miles and 6½ furlongs and 22 locks to the west) and North Wall Lift Bridge (3 miles and 7¼ furlongs and 14 locks to the east).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Mullingar is Ashtown Bridge; 5¼ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of North Wall Lift Bridge is Royal Canal Lock No 8; 2½ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

This is a lock with a rise of 6 feet and 11 inches.

N3 Bridge1 mile, 7 furlongs
Dunsink Lane Bridge1 mile, 6¼ furlongs
Royal Canal Lock No 111 mile, 4½ furlongs
Royal Canal Lock No 105½ furlongs
Ashtown Bridge5¼ furlongs
Royal Canal Lock No 9
Royal Canal Lock No 82½ furlongs
Reillys Bridge2½ furlongs
Bannow Road Bridge5½ furlongs
Royal Canal Lock No 71 mile, ½ furlongs
Broome Bridge Railway Bridge1 mile, ¾ furlongs
 
 
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In the direction of Liffey - Royal Junction

Portobello Winding Hole6 miles, 4 furlongs and 23 locks away
Travel to Liffey - Royal Junction, then on the River Liffey to Liffey - Grand Junction, then on the Grand Canal - Main Line to Portobello Winding Hole
Clanbrassil Winding Hole6 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 23 locks away
Travel to Liffey - Royal Junction, then on the River Liffey to Liffey - Grand Junction, then on the Grand Canal - Main Line to Clanbrassil Winding Hole
Yellowmeadows Winding Hole11 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 33 locks away
Travel to Liffey - Royal Junction, then on the River Liffey to Liffey - Grand Junction, then on the Grand Canal - Main Line to Yellowmeadows Winding Hole
Ballymanagin Lane Winding Hole12 miles, 6 furlongs and 37 locks away
Travel to Liffey - Royal Junction, then on the River Liffey to Liffey - Grand Junction, then on the Grand Canal - Main Line to Ballymanagin Lane Winding Hole
The Grange Winding Hole14 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 37 locks away
Travel to Liffey - Royal Junction, then on the River Liffey to Liffey - Grand Junction, then on the Grand Canal - Main Line to The Grange Winding Hole
Gollierstown Winding Hole15 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 38 locks away
Travel to Liffey - Royal Junction, then on the River Liffey to Liffey - Grand Junction, then on the Grand Canal - Main Line to Gollierstown Winding Hole
Hazelhatch Winding Hole16 miles, 7 furlongs and 38 locks away
Travel to Liffey - Royal Junction, then on the River Liffey to Liffey - Grand Junction, then on the Grand Canal - Main Line to Hazelhatch Winding Hole
Aylmer's Winding Hole18 miles, 5½ furlongs and 38 locks away
Travel to Liffey - Royal Junction, then on the River Liffey to Liffey - Grand Junction, then on the Grand Canal - Main Line to Aylmer's Winding Hole

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[Royal Canal] of Ireland formed the Royal Canal Amenity Group to save the canal. By 1990 they had 74 kilometres of canal, from the 12th lock in Blanchardstown to Mullingar [Lock (water navigation)] A lock is a device used for raising and lowering boats, ships and other watercraft between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways [Canal du Midi] Originally named the Canal royal en Languedoc (Royal Canal in Languedoc) and renamed by French revolutionaries to Canal du Midi in 1789, the canal is considered [Hertford Union Canal] maintained by the Canal & River Trust. The canal starts at Hertford Union Junction between Mile End Lock and Old Ford Lock on the Regent's Canal. It passes along [Royal Military Canal] The Royal Military Canal is a canal running for 28 miles (45 km) between Seabrook near Folkestone and Cliff End near Hastings, following the old cliff [Camden Lock] Camden Lock is a small part of Camden Town, London Borough of Camden, England, which was formerly a wharf with stables on the Regent's Canal. It is immediately [Kennet and Avon Canal] second-deepest canal lock. Just above the Deep Lock is another side pound as a reservoir for refilling the lock, followed by Wash House Lock. After a slightly [Forth and Clyde Canal] cruises along the canal. There are 39 locks on the Forth & Clyde Canal, as follows: 1 – New River Carron Sea Lock (The Helix Canal Extension – beyond [Caledonian Canal] translation (An) Canàl Cailleannach. Locks along the Caledonian Canal Neptune's Staircase, the longest staircase lock in Britain. The Dochgarroch Lock along the [Grand Canal (Ireland)] villages and towns, the two canals nearly encircling Dublin's inner city. Its sister canal on the Northside of Dublin is the Royal Canal. The last working cargo
 
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