1780 – Grand Canal Harbour & City Basin, St. James’s Gate, Dublin
Before the completion of the Grand Canal Docks at Ringsend, this was considered the mainline of the canal. The canal’s use was threefold: to supply the city basin with a water supply;
Grand Canal Company of Ireland
The Grand Canal is the southernmost of a pair of canals that connect Dublin with the River Shannon in the west, via Tullamore and a number of other villages and towns. The last working cargo barge passed through the Grand Canal in 1960. Its sister canal on the Northside of Dublin is the Royal Canal.
1783 – Leinster Aqueduct, Sallins, Co. Kildare
Architect: Richard Evans
Designed by Richard Evans, a canal engineer, the Aqueduct was built in 1783 and carries the Grand Canal over the river Liffey west of Sallins.
1788 – Proposal to link Grand Canal with Liffey, Dublin
Architect: John Brownrigg
A large ladder of canal locks proposed to join the James Street Basin of the Grand Canal with the River Liffey.
1796 – Brunswick Bascule Bridge, Ringsend, Dublin
A wooden bascule bridge constructed to continue Brunswick Street, now Pearse Street over the Grand Canal at their docks near Ringsend.
1796 – Grand Canal Locks, Dublin
The Earl of Camden opened the docks and one of the large locks, which separate the docks from the Liffey, was named after him.
1796 – Graving Docks, Grand Canal Docks, Dublin
The Grand Canal Dock opened in 1796 to much celebration. Originally, there were three graving docks, primarily used for ship repair.
1801 – Grand Canal Hotel, Tullamore, Co. Offaly
Architect: Captain William Evans
The canal had been completed to Tullamore in March of 1798 and was the terminus for six years until the line to Shannon Harbour was completed in 1804.
1803 – Grand Hotel, Robertstown, Co. Kildare
The Hotel was built in 1803 and was closed as such in 1849. However the building continued in use for various purposes including a RIC barracks and,
1805 – Grand Hotel, Shannon Harbour, Co. Offaly
Architect: David Henry
Completed in 1806, the Grand Hotel was one of a series of hotels for travellers on the Grand Canal.
1807 – Grand Canal Hotel, Portobello, Dublin
Architect: Thomas Colbourne
The hotel was one of five operated between Dublin and the Shannon and opened in 1807 and operated until 1860 despite passenger services being stopped in 1852.
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