- Broharris Canal
The Broharris Canal gaeilge is a
canal situated inCounty Londonderry ,Northern Ireland . It was constructed in the 1820s when a cut, some 3.2 km (2 mi) long on the south shore ofLough Foyle near Ballykelly was made in the direction ofLimavady . It served both as a drainage channel and a navigation with goods being brought from theLondonderry port , and shellfish and kelp from the sand banks along the shore.The inhabitants of Limavady appealed for the building of a canal from Lough Foyle to the town but were turned down and the Broharris Canal, was the nearest they came to achieving such a navigable link.
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Canals of Ireland References
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/4_11/pfocus/geography/autumn1999/index.shtml BBC Schools - Canals]
* [http://www.irelandseye.com/irish/travel/water/strabane.shtm Irelands Eye]
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