Lecarrow Canal

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The Lecarrow Canal is a 1.5-kilometre navigable canal in County Roscommon, Ireland, connecting the village of Lecarrow to Lough Ree. Constructed in the 1840s to carry limestone from a quarry to Athlone for construction projects by the Shannon Commissioners, it first fell into disuse after 17 years but was cleaned up in 1889 and was dredged in the 1960s by the Office of Public Works. ()

Length: 4921 ftCoordinates: 53°32'60"N, 8°2'37"W

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RoscommonIreland

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Lecarrow Canal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lough Funshinagh, Lough Ree, Inchcleraun.

3.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Funshinagh
91 min walk • Lough Funshinagh is a lake and Special Area of Conservation in County Roscommon, Ireland, found to the west of Lough Ree. It has been called Ireland's amazing disappearing lake, due to the way it empties quickly - in as little as two days - and unpredictably, sometimes killing thousands of fish.
4.7 miSE
Large lake with islands and swimming spots
Lough Ree
120 min walk • Lough Ree is a lake in the midlands of Ireland, the second of the three major lakes on the River Shannon. Lough Ree is the second largest lake on the Shannon after Lough Derg.
2.7 miNE
Island
Inchcleraun
69 min walk • Inchcleraun, also called Quaker Island, is an island situated in Lough Ree on the River Shannon, in central Ireland. The island is home to the ruins of St. Diarmaid’s Monastery, a monastery founded by Diarmaid the Just in AD 560. These buildings constitute a National Monument.