Coalisland Canal
Inland Waterways Association of Ireland (Coalisland Branch)
Our mission is to engage the community and local council, stimulate interest and debate and ensure that this canal is developed in a sustainable manner preserving it for future generations.
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COALISLAND LINESIDE CANAL WALK
COALISLAND LINESIDE CANAL WALK FROGS & FROGSPAWN
Most heavy goods today are moved by container lorries along motorways or by train. In the past, people in County Tyrone needed to find a way to move coal to the coast, for transportation by sea to Dublin. Initially, horses pulled coal carts from Coalisland to Newry and could take one ton at a time. When the coal was transported by water, a horse could pull 70 tonnes. The route from Tyrone to the coast was geographically quite level so a canal was built by 'navvies', men who were working on a 'navigation'. A barge from Lough Neagh to Newry could take two days as there were 14 locks to negotiate.
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