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Shannon - Erne Waterway

 
 
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The Shannon - Erne Waterway is a broad canal and is part of the Waterways of Ireland. It runs for 39 miles through 16 locks from Shannon - Shannon-Erne Junction (where it joins the River Shannon - Jamestown to Battlebridge) to Erne - Shannon-Erne Junction (where it joins the River Erne - Lower Section and the River Erne - Upper Section).

The exact dimensions of the largest boat that can travel on the waterway are not known. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

It has a junction with the River Erne - Foailes Cut Section at Drummard Lough (northern entrance).

Also known as the Ballinamore and Ballyconnell Canal which fell into disrepair and was officially re-opened as the Shannon–Erne Waterway at Corraguil Lock, Teemore, County Fermanagh on 23 May 1994.

Shannon - Shannon-Erne Junction
Junction of the River Shannon with the Shannon-Erne Waterway
Leitrim Bridge 1¾ furlongs 0 locks
Leitrim Quay
Moorings with facilities
2 furlongs 0 locks
Killarcan Lock No 16 5 furlongs 0 locks
Tirmactiernan Bridge 1 mile and ½ furlongs 1 lock
Tirmactiernan Lock No 15 1 mile and 1 furlong 1 lock
Ballinwing Bridge 1 mile and 3½ furlongs 2 locks
Drumduff Lock Bridge 2 miles and ¾ furlongs 2 locks
Drumduff Lock No 14 2 miles and ¾ furlongs 2 locks
R209 Bridge 2 miles and 2 furlongs 3 locks
Newbrook Lock No 13 2 miles and 2¾ furlongs 3 locks
Kilclare Bridge 2 miles and 5¾ furlongs 4 locks
Lisconor Lock No 12 2 miles and 5¾ furlongs 4 locks
Kilclare Lower Lock No 11 3 miles and 1½ furlongs 5 locks
Kilclare Middle Lock Bridge 3 miles and 2¼ furlongs 6 locks
Kilclare Middle Lock No 10 3 miles and 2¼ furlongs 6 locks
Kilclare Upper Lock No 9 3 miles and 3½ furlongs 7 locks
Lough Conway Entrance
No access
3 miles and 5¼ furlongs 8 locks
R209 Bridge (Shannon-Erne) 3 miles and 5½ furlongs 8 locks
Scrabbagh Bridge 3 miles and 7 furlongs 8 locks
Drumaleague Lough 4 miles and 2¾ furlongs 8 locks
R209 Letterfine Bridge 4 miles and 4½ furlongs 8 locks
Loughscur Bridge 4 miles and 6½ furlongs 8 locks
Lough Scur (western entrance) 5 miles and 1¼ furlongs 8 locks
Keshcarrigan Jetty
Moorings with facilities
6 miles and 3 furlongs 8 locks
Lough Scur (eastern entrance) 6 miles and 3½ furlongs 8 locks
Rossy Bridge 6 miles and 5½ furlongs 8 locks
Lough Marrave 7 miles and ¾ furlongs 8 locks
Kilmacsherwell Bridge 7 miles and 5 furlongs 8 locks
Castlefore Lock No 8 8 miles and ½ furlongs 8 locks
Drumany (Tenants) Bridge 8 miles and 2 furlongs 9 locks
Derrinkip Bridge 9 miles and ½ furlongs 9 locks
Muckros Lough (western entrance) 9 miles and 3 furlongs 9 locks
Muckros Lough (northern entrance) 9 miles and 7½ furlongs 9 locks
St John's Lough (southern entrance) 10 miles and ¾ furlongs 9 locks
Tomloskan Bridge 10 miles and 4¾ furlongs 9 locks
St John's Lough (eastern entrance) 10 miles and 7½ furlongs 9 locks
Bridge (west of Ballyduff Lock) 11 miles and 2 furlongs 9 locks
Ballyduff Lock No 7 11 miles and 4 furlongs 9 locks
Ballinamore Golf Club Footbridge 12 miles and 4 furlongs 10 locks
Ballinamore Lock No 6 13 miles and 6½ furlongs 10 locks
Ballinamore 13 miles and 7¼ furlongs 11 locks
Ballinamore Bridge
Beware dangerous bridge
13 miles and 7¼ furlongs 11 locks
Ardrum Lock No 5 14 miles and 3¾ furlongs 11 locks
Riversdale Bridge 16 miles 12 locks
Aghoo Lock No 4 16 miles and 2 furlongs 12 locks
Bridge East of Aghoo Lock 17 miles and 4 furlongs 13 locks
Bridge (west of Garadice Lough) 18 miles and 5 furlongs 13 locks
Garadice Lough (western entrance) 19 miles and ¾ furlongs 13 locks
Garadice Lough (eastern entrance) 21 miles and 3¼ furlongs 13 locks
Ballinacur Bridge 21 miles and 4¼ furlongs 13 locks
Ballymagauran Lough (western entrance) 22 miles and 2 furlongs 13 locks
Ballymagauran Lough (southern entrance) 22 miles and 5 furlongs 13 locks
Derrycassan Lough (western entrance) 23 miles and 1¾ furlongs 13 locks
Derrycassan Lough (eastern entrance) 23 miles and 6¾ furlongs 13 locks
Coologe Lough (western entrance) 24 miles and 1 furlong 13 locks
Coologe Lough (eastern entrance) 24 miles and 2¾ furlongs 13 locks
Coulage Lough Bridge 24 miles and 3¼ furlongs 13 locks
Skelan Lock No 3 24 miles and 6¼ furlongs 13 locks
Bellaheady Bridge 27 miles and ½ furlongs 14 locks
Ballyconnell Bridge 30 miles 14 locks
Ballyconnell Lock No 2 30 miles and 3 furlongs 14 locks
Ballyconnell Business Park Bridge 30 miles and 4¼ furlongs 15 locks
Cloncoohy Road Bridge 31 miles and 5½ furlongs 15 locks
Corraquill Lock No 1 33 miles and 4¼ furlongs 15 locks
Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge
The bridge is on the UK / Ireland border.
35 miles and 3 furlongs 16 locks
Aghalane Bridge (demolished) 35 miles and 4¼ furlongs 16 locks
Entrance to Lough Anoneen 37 miles and 6¼ furlongs 16 locks
Drummard Lough (northern entrance)
Access to River Erne at Bunanumery
38 miles and 1½ furlongs 16 locks
Erne - Shannon-Erne Junction
Junction of the Shannon-Erne Waterway with the River Erne
39 miles 16 locks
 
 
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[Shannon–Erne Waterway] The ShannonErne Waterway (Irish: Uiscebhealach na Sionainne is na hÉirne; is a canal linking the River Shannon in the Republic of Ireland with the River [River Erne] Upper and Lower Lough Erne. It is linked to the River Shannon by the ShannonErne Waterway. The total catchment area of the River Erne is 4,372 km2. The long-term [Waterways Ireland] Canal, the Lower Bann, the Royal Canal, the ShannonErne Waterway and the Shannon Navigation. Waterways Ireland has its headquarters in Enniskillen, [Lough Erne] canal, the ShannonErne Waterway, runs between the upper end of the River Shannon and the River Erne, allowing boat movements from the Shannon estuary in [County Leitrim] coastline is only 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The Shannon is linked to the Erne via the ShannonErne Waterway. Notable lakes include: Lough Melvin Lough Allen [Erne] known as ErNE) a workers union of the Ertzaintza (police of the Basque Country) Ern (disambiguation) Ernes, a commune in France ShannonErne Waterway, a canal [River Shannon] Sea. It is linked to the River Erne and Lough Erne by the ShannonErne Waterway. Ballinasloe is linked to the Shannon via the River Suck and canal, while [Carrick-on-Shannon] implies, the town is located on the River Shannon, which is linked to the River Erne via the ShannonErne Waterway. The town is located on the N4 National [Ballinamore] barge waterway, built in the 1840s to connect the Erne and Shannon rivers, was reopened for boat traffic in 1994 as the ShannonErne Waterway. Ballinamore [County Cavan] however this is mainly confined to leisure craft on the River Erne and Shannon-Erne Waterway from Belturbet and Ballyconnell as well as for angling activities
 
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