Canals of Ireland

Canals of Ireland

:"This article covers the island of Ireland, that is, covering both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland"

*Boyne Navigation
*Broharris Canal
*Coalisland Canal (Tyrone Navigation)
*Dukart's Canal
*Grand Canal
*Lacy's Canal
*Lagan Canal
*Newry Canal
*Royal Canal
*Shannon-Erne Waterway
*Strabane Canal
*Ulster Canal

ee also

*Rivers of Ireland


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