One of the things on my bucket list is to travel in a boat through the Ardnacrusha dam. Unfortunately, the only way to do this is own a boat suitable for the trip, or know someone who does who is willing to take you on such a trip.
The video below is of a trip through the Ardnacrusha Lock:
The Newry & Armagh Railway (originally planned to be the Newry & Enniskillen Railway) built a line between the two locations in its name. This included the 1,759 yard long Lissummon Tunnel just west of Newry and the Dublin – Belfast Railway.
The tunnel is now on private property and access not officially permitted (I have never been in, but if the owner sees this post, I’d be happy to pay a visit with permission).
Youtuber Stephen Reid has a video on his channel of a recent visit to Lissummon tunnel.
As mentioned previously, the long awaited memorial to the Factory Girls in Derry has been installed. I visited Derry at the end of March and took a photo of the new memorial.
The Irish Independent has a property piece about Yeomanstown Mill, Co. Kildare, which is for sale with an asking price of EUR1.6million.
Over 20 years ago, I organised an IH tour of North Kildare for the IHAI and this site was one of the places visited, its existence having been brought to my attention by a family member.
Passing through M3 Parkway station today, I noticed that the little used Up platform has a ramped section in the middle, for purposes unknown.
The Slugger O Toole website has an interesting post about York Street Station in Belfast, asking a question that I also have, being why exactly did Translink feel the need to upgrade the station building?
The former lockkeeper’s house at the 9th Lock on the Grand Canal in Dublin is for sale by Waterways Ireland (must be in need of some money for Thon Sheugh).
The fact that there is only an aerial photo of the site suggests that the interior is appalling and, in fact, the sales blurb declares the property to be “in need of a full renovation”. However, as the building is a protected structure, this will complicate any such renovation.
In 2020, I noted that the former Bishopswood LC cottage was up for sale (by auction) by CIE. From the property price register, I see it was sold for €62,000.
It is back for sale, having been partially restored, with an asking price of €150,000.
RTE’s 100 building series has another IH feature – this time, the water tower at Knocknaheeny in Cork.
I have previously reported on the plans to develop a new transport interchange in Belfast, to be called Belfast Grand Central Station.
I found a video on Youtube which explains what the whole plan is.