Grand Canal

The Grand Canal is the southernmost of a pair of canals that connect , in the east of Ireland, with the in the west, via Tullamore and a number of other villages and towns, the two canals nearly encircling Dublin's inner city.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Brigid’s Hospital and Creagh National School.

Hospital
St. Brigid's Hospital was a psychiatric hospital in , , .

School
is a primary school in Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland. Originally founded in 1939, it is a Catholic boys and girls national school located on the outskirts of Ballinasloe in the civil parish of Creagh.

Railway station
railway station is a railway station in , . It is operated by Iarnród Éireann. Opened in 1851, this railway station is a fine and imposing Tudor style building, designed by George Wilkinson. is situated 3½ km northwest of Grand Canal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballinasloe and Old Town.

Town
is a town in the easternmost part of , Ireland, situated on the , which forms the boundary with . Located at an ancient crossing point on the river, evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of Bronze Age sites.

Locality
is a small village in the townland of Cloonfad in , . It is located on the R357 road between , and , . is situated 5 km southeast of Grand Canal.

Village
is a small village in , Ireland. It is located between the towns of and , along the old N6 national primary road that used to be the main road between and . is situated 8 km west of Grand Canal.

Grand Canal

Latitude
53.31917° or 53° 19′ 9″ north
Longitude
-8.19972° or 8° 11′ 59″ west
Elevation
46 metres (151 feet)
Open location code
9C5H8R92+M4
Geo­Names ID
2963901
Wiki­data ID
Q1542537
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Grand Canal” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Grand Canal (Irlanda)
  • Basque: Grand Canal
  • Cebuano: Grand Canal
  • Chinese: 愛爾蘭大运河
  • Danish: Grand Canal (Irland)
  • Danish: Grand Canal
  • Egyptian Arabic: قناة ضخمه
  • French: Grand Canal
  • German: Grand Canal
  • Irish: An Chanáil Mhór
  • Italian: Grand Canal (Irlanda)
  • Italian: Grand Canal
  • Japanese: グランド運河
  • Lithuanian: Didysis Airijos kanalas
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Grand Canal (Irland)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Grand Canal, Irland
  • Norwegian: Grand Canal
  • Polish: Grand Canal
  • Polish: Wielki Kanał (Irlandia)
  • Polish: Wielki Kanał
  • Spanish: Canal Grand de Irlanda
  • Spanish: Canal Grand
  • Spanish: Gran Canal (Irlanda)
  • Spanish: Gran Canal de Irlanda
  • Spanish: Grand Canal
  • Swedish: Grand Canal
  • Urdu: گرینڈ کینال
  • Welsh: Camlas Grand

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