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The Ulster Canal at Tyholland, County Monaghan

Ulster Canal The Ulster Canal is a disused canal running through three counties, Armagh, Tyrone and Fermanagh, in the United Kingdom and one, Monaghan, in the Republic of Ireland. The canal was built between 1825 and 1842, intended to link Lough Neagh with the Erne Basin and the River Shannon system. It was 46 miles long with 26 locks from the River Blackwater to the River Finn, southeast of Upper Lough Erne; it was though an ill-considered venture, with locks built narrower than the other waterways, preventing through trade, and an inadequate water supply. It finally closed in 1931. Plans to restore the canal as a leisure facility are in the air, and have been for many years. (Read more)