Press Release – Along the banks of the (Grand) Canal – Apr 2010
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“ALL ALONG THE BANKS OF THE (GRAND) CANAL”
The weekend walker along the Grand Canal in Dublin, might have been surprised to see the waterway alive with boats, making their way in towards Dublin city.
The boats flying the blue flag of the Heritage Boat Association, are the vanguard of a larger fleet of the Dublin branch of the Inland Waterways Association who will move into the Grand Canal Docks in Ringsend over the weekend of May 7th and 8th. For the next month the waterways of the city will be home to these boats and their crews who in turn will bring colour and life to the city’s communities.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the closing of the Grand Canal to commercial traffic when the last boats loaded with their cargoes of Guinness left for Limerick. These same canal boats, many now converted for family living and recreation, are amongst the fleet which will be moored at Mespil Road before moving onto the Waterways Ireland moorings in Grand Canal Docks.
The public are most welcome to come along and talk to the crews, who will happily tell them the history of their particular boat.
For further information contact Catriona Hilliard on 086 3816219
See www.heritageboatassociation.ie and www.dublin.iwai.ie
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