Oct 2010 Updates

The Slow Architecture Exhibition on 107B continues its journey east, will be in Roberstown on Oct 7th and Naas on Oct 14th. See Irish Times Slow Boat from Offaly, HBA Slow Architecture and SlowArchitecture.

There was a most enjoyable celebration in Richmond Harbour, on Friday October 1st and over the weekend. HBA photos Royal Celebrations and Irish Times report IT Royal Canal

There is enormous interest in the proposed Bye-laws as indicated by the turnout of HBA members at the presentation and discussion over the weekend.

“British Waterways’ inland waterways in England and Wales are to become a new charitable body”. See BW announcement

BJG tells us “O’Briensbridge is a village in Co Clare, islanded between the headrace of the Ardnacrusha hydroelectric power station and the River Shannon. Up to 1929 the river was the navigation between Limerick and Lough Derg, and the bridge itself was something of an obstacle to navigation.
In 1832 the engineer Thomas Rhodes drew a sketch of the bridge with 14 arches, whereas nowadays it has only 12. We know when the seven arches on the Co Limerick side were reduced to six, but it has not been clear when an arch was removed from the Clare side. I think I know the answer; you can read it here” IWH OBriens bridge

Heritage boats are on their way to Naas Canal Festival Oct 2010 to take place over the holiday weekend from 23rd to 25th.

For Members Only – see your invitation for the Small boat rally to Corbally here.

Photos are continuing to arrive of the IWAI HBA Naas Canal Festival 2010

If you missed Nationwide on October 25th, the Restoration of the Royal can be viewed here RTE Nationwide Royal Canal

The Slow Architecture exhibition on board the barge 107B has arrived in Dublin see HBA Slow Architecture.

Bertie Conroy recalls the trials and tribulations of CC Boating on the Grand Canal and Shannon in this article in the Clare Champion.

Bertie Conroy, Andy Maloney and Sean Anderson CC Loading barrels at Killaloe onto barge 68M.

Some more labour history snippets from the 1920s have been uncovered see GCC Labour history snippets 2. The start of this series is here GCC Labour history snippets 1.

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