Lecarrow Canal

Canal in County Roscommon, Ireland

Lecarrow Canal Canáil na Leithcheathrún
Lecarrow harbour
Specifications
Length	1.5 km (0.93 miles)
Locks	0
Maximum height above sea level	73 m (240 ft)
Status	Open
Geography
Start point	Lecarrow
End point	Lough Ree

The Lecarrow Canal (Irish: Canáil na Leithcheathrún) is a 1.5-kilometre (0.93 mi) navigable canal in County Roscommon, Ireland, connecting the village of Lecarrow to Lough Ree.^[1]^[2] Constructed in the 1840s to carry limestone from a quarry to Athlone for construction projects by the Shannon Commissioners, it first fell into disuse after 17 years but was cleaned up in 1889^[3] and was dredged in the 1960s by the Office of Public Works.^[2]

References

^ "Route Planner" (PDF). Carrick Craft. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
^ ^a ^b Hammond, Fred (December 2003). "Industrial Heritage of the Shannon Waterway: Lanesborough to Shannonbridge" (PDF). Heritage Council. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
^ "Ireland - Lough Ree and the Shannon". House of Commons Questions. Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 4 July 1889. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2014.