Newry Canal

The Newry Canal is an abandoned canal in . Opened in 1742, it was built to link the Tyrone coalfields to the . The navigable route ran from via the river to , then approximately 20 miles from Portadown via the canal proper to , terminating in the Albert Basin.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Newry Cathedral and Bagenal’s Castle.

Church
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The Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Colman or is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in , . It is the seat of the Bishop of Dromore, and the Mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dromore.

Public building
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Bagenal's Castle is a 16th-century fortified house located in , County Down, Northern Ireland. It was rediscovered in 1996, where it was found located in the premises of the former McCann's Bakery.

Town hall
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is a municipal structure in Bank Parade in , . It was built on a specially-constructed bridge across the , which forms part of the historic border between and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newry and Newtowncloghoge.

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is a town straddling the boundary between and in Northern Ireland, five miles north of the border with the Republic of Ireland.

Hamlet
is a small in , . In the 2001 Census it had a population of 357 people. It lies within the Newry and Mourne District Council area, west of the A1 road. is situated 2 miles south of Newry Canal.

Village
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is a village in , Northern Ireland. It lies about three miles northwest of and near the Newry bypass on the main A1 - road and Belfast-Dublin railway line. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Newry Canal.

Newry Canal

Latitude
54.17241° or 54° 10′ 21″ north
Longitude
-6.3403° or 6° 20′ 25″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
9C6M5MC5+XV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1019269750
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­canal
Geo­Names ID
2641579
Wiki­data ID
Q7019131
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Newry Canal” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Newry Canal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قناة نيورى”
  • French: “Canal de Newry”
  • Japanese: “ニューリー運河”
  • Swedish: “Newry Canal”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Buttercrane Shopping Centre and Newry Market.

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