Park Bridge Limerick |
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The Park Canal was constructed in 1757-1758 to transport goods to and from Limerick City. The canal system was invaluable in the transport of heavy goods, such as turf, potatoes, coal and, in particular, Guinness. The canal boats took four days to reach Limerick from Dublin, when conditions were favourable, which was considered to be an ideal period to allow the Guinness to mellow. Much of the stone quarried at Garryowen and Ballysimon was conveyed by canal barge. The bell in St John's Cathedral was also carried by water from Dublin. By 1929, with modernisation of transport and the building of the electricity generation station at Ardnacrusha, the canal had become obsolete and fell into dilapidation. |
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