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The Barrow+Green-And-Silver 2017 M/Y «Henrik Ibsen» on Irish Rivers and Canals: Part 4 – the Royal Canal + the Shannon The Barrow+Green-and-Silver 2017 m/y «Henrik Ibsen» on Irish Rivers and Canals: Part 4 – The Royal Canal + the Shannon Exact time for departure from Dublin towards the Royal depends on opening hours for Newcomen Bridge. Newly indicated departure to Spencer Dock is said to be XX. May the lifting of the railway bridge the XX.of May, see detailed plan. Anyway, for "Day XX": Breakfast in GC Dock, crew: local/unclear. After the go-ahead from WI (Waterways Ireland) we leave GC Dock via sea locks, cross the river Liffey and enter the Spencer Dock by sea locks, and under North Wall lifting bridges Spencer Dock (irish: Duga Spencer). The Dock area was originally part of the end of the Royal Canal, which remains connected to the River Liffey here. Spencer Dock includes part of North Wall between Guild Street, Upper Sheriff Street, New Wapping Street, North Wall Quay and Docklands railway station. In agreement with WI we pass by one North Wall Quay lifting bridge, Mayor Street Upper bridge, Sheriff Street Bridge (critical!), several high bridges, before we get to Newcomen railway bridge, popularly called “Effin” Bridge. This is a railway bridge which is very low and normally only open to boats once a month, so this must be booked early. We have ordered the XX.mai. We pass Croke Park Stadium which seats 80,000 spectators and the grim walls of Mountjoy Prison. The canal passes Glasnevin Cemetery at gate 6. - Glasnevin Cemetery is a hidden gem and well worth a visit. It serves today as Ireland's national-cemetery. The grave of Michael Collins is next to the visitor center. The round tower in the center stands over the grave of Daniel O'Connell. The cemetery is the largest faith-neutral cemetery in Ireland with an estimated 1.5 million burials. Prior to the establishment of Glasnevin cemetery Irish Catholics had no cemeteries of their own where they could bury their dead, and British criminal law in the eighteenth century had placed severe restrictions on public performance of Catholic rituals. It had therefore become common practice for Catholics to conduct a limited version of their own funeral in Protestant cemeteries or graveyards. This situation continued until an incident at a funeral held in St. Kevin's church in 1823 provoked public outcry when a Protestant church official rebuked a Catholic priest to perform a limited version of a funeral Mass. This prompted Daniel O'Connell, champion of Catholic rights, to launch a campaign and prepare a legal opinion which showed that there actually was no law prohibiting praying for a dead Catholic in a cemetery. O'Connell pushed for the opening of a graveyard where both Irish Catholics and Protestants could give their dead a dignified burial. Glasnevin cemetery was inaugurated and opened to the public for the first time on 21 February 1832. The Catholic Mass celebrated by members of the parish clergy every Sunday at 9:45 The annual blessing of the graves takes place every summer as it's done since the foundation of the cemetery in 1832. The cemetery consists of two parts, both in Glasnevin, Dublin, in two parts. The majority, with their special high walls and watchtowers, located on one side of the road from Finglas to the center, while the second part, "Paul," is across the road and into a green space, between two railway lines. Graves in Glasnevin side 1 The Barrow+Green-and-Silver 2017 cemetery contains historically famous monuments and graves of many of Ireland's most prominent national people. These include the graves of Daniel O'Connell, Charles Stewart Parnell, Michael Collins, Éamon de Valera, Arthur Griffith, Kevin Barry, Roger Casement, Constance Markiewicz, Pádraig Ó Domhnaill, Seán MacBride, Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, Frank Duff, Brendan Behan , Christy Brown and Luke Kelly from the Dubliners. In 1993 it was found a mass grave at a Magdalene laundry, an institution apparently used to house "fallen women". The grave was discovered after the monastery that owned and used the laundry area sold to a property developer. The sisters from the monastery received the remains cremated and buried in a mass grave at Glasnevin Cemetery and shared costs for reburial with the developer who had purchased the land. The cemetery shows a changing style of death monuments in Ireland over the last 200 years: from the strict, simple, lofty rocks from the period up to the 1860s, to the elaborate Celtic cross from the nationalist revival from the 1860s to the 1960s and further to the usual Italian marble from the late 20th century. The high wall with watchtowers around the main part of the cemetery was built to deter body snatchers who were active in Dublin in the 18th and early 19th century. The keepers also had a collection of blood dogs that roamed the cemetery at night. Locks 2 to 9 passes in hopefully quick succession. At Ashtown Station (gate 10) is the public pier, where we are present from xxx to xxx and may wait for crew. Here are several pubs and right across the street is also a shopping center if one were missing something. The shopping center, restaurants and new apartment buildings to the right channel of the marina in the middle and Ashtown station left in the picture. Halfway House (pub) is about 300 m away on the railway side, see picture on the next page. Time for improvisation of walks in the surrounding area while waiting for the complete crew. There are walks along the canal to Dublin city center for the very fit (about 3 hours) but it is recommended to take the train from Ashtown Station close by to Connolly train station. See "Barrow + Green and Silver Ireland Part 3 Dublin" for suggestions for numerous activities in Dublin. side 2 The Barrow+Green-and-Silver 2017 The Halfway House is a nice pub close by with long traditions Next we pass lock 11 and soon after we reach the biggest integrated junction in Ireland with railways, motorways, a roundabout and our canal all crossing each other at Blanchardstown in a fantastic way. Immediately after we reach the Twelfth Lock, which is not only a double lock, but also a well known marina and restaurant. A perfect place to enjoy a cold beer under the parasol on a warm summer’s day! If it is full, we are allowed to tie up on the canal bank, or proceed 300 yards to Castleknock. These are alternative long-term mooring places, safer and better than Ashtown. side 3 The Barrow+Green-and-Silver 2017 After this, the channel quickly passes into a more rural setting. "The Deep Sinking" is a deep cut that was made to avoid having to lock up and down, when one did not follow the landscape contours. The canal passes Coolmine station, but it is completely inaccessible from the canal due to the difference in height (16 meters!) Precipitous terrain and lack of stairs. Clonsilla Bridge and Clonsilla station are passed before we are back in normal height. The canal passes a number of bridges in Dublin's fringe, without special attractions. Confey: Confey: RCAG (Royal Canal Amenity Group) has its base here. The initial goal for Royal Canal Amenity Group (RCAG) was to promote and participate in the restoration and development of the Royal Canal. "After the canal was opened to navigation in 2010, we changed our focus from the restoration of the waterway to promote tourism potential in Royal. We also continue our campaign to get the remaining portions of the canal, among others the Longford branch, fully restored. " The Henrik Ibsen company is a member of RCAG. Leixlip Spa is located near the Royal Canal at Louisa Bridge. It was discovered in 1793 by a group of workers who dug the canal. William Conolly who bought Leixlip Castle in 1732 planned to develop the spa for a classic thermal spa, but to no avail. The water in the spa bubbles up from the ground at a constant temperature of 23.9 degrees Celsius and flows into the Rye River below. The spa was formerly widely used, but since the 1960s it has decayed. side 4 The Barrow+Green-and-Silver 2017 We are arriving at lock 13, which marks the end of the 12 mm long level from Blanchardstown. Deey Bridge and the lock is haunted, and old channel people never stops longer than necessary here. It has not been possible to find additional documentation on spøkeriet here, so it is perhaps not so dangerous after all. Just before Pike Bridge we arrive at the pier to Carton House, the former seat of the Duke of Leinster. This is now a modern hotel where one until recently could stay for about 1000, - kr / night per double room. The hotel offers a variety of amenities and a trek around the property is highly recommended. Queen Victoria stayed here whenever she was in Ireland. Certainly an option if we have bad weather on the trip, even though it is a long walk from the pier to the hotel. The jetty is very close to the main road to Dublin, so it probably is not advisable to leave the boat here unattended. Hotel Accommodation (2015): kr 1728, - including breakfast per double room, or kr 1600, - per person including spa. side 5 The Barrow+Green-and-Silver 2017 We come to Maynooth, containing several attractions, including the great university and the old Maynooth Castle: The area is covered by the modern Kildare and was given by Strongbow to Maurice Fitzgerald in 1176.
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