The Festival has run for 4 years, providing street entertainment, fun fair, craft sale, fishing competitions, raft races, sporting activities and music for the general public and visitors.
The Quays, Bagenalstown circa 1900, from an old postcard. The mill town developed alongside the river, using it for both power (water turbines) and transport. The Grand Canal Company bought many barges and charged for freight and passengers. After 1798, the river was considered the safest way to travel and fly-boats, drawn by teams of horses, also made it the fastest....
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13/08/2006 |
