On the River Barrow April 2011
 
 


On the water

 

Log book

Ireland April / May 2011 part 1

 

 

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After reaching the weir and lock at Maganey the lockkeeper brings us through the lock.

Maganey LockMaganey weir

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maganey weirMaganey Lock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some hundreds of metres further downstream the River Grease joins the Barrow and every winter brings silt into the navigation. Waterways Ireland is dredging there and we carefully drive around.

River GreaseRiver grease dredging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A light short shower arrives; we will get later a short second one with hail but in the Bestfield cut the blue sky is back.

Barrow below MageneyEntrance Bestfield cut

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entrance Bestfield cut with weirBestfield Lock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The part below the lock is silted and we have to go close along the jetty and towpath.

Bestfield LockBestfield Lock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We reach the remains of the Sugar Factory and Carlow itself. The new jetty opposite the Rowing Club is completely silted.

Barrow below BestfieldBarrow below Bestfield

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CarlowSilted entrance jetty Carlow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We moor at the Rowing Club, where William, the lockkeeper, surprisingly awaits us and helps with mooring and to fill up water. What a nice service!

Rowing Club CarlowRowing Club Carlow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After some jokes about the bucklings of our water tube and some unusual usage of duck tape we turn and go on through the Carlow Bridge, which is the lowest on the navigation. Behind the bridge we have to change to the west side of the river above an impressive weir.

Carlow BridgeCarlow Bridge with weir below

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carlow weirCrossing the reiver at Carlow weir

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carlow weirView upstream at Carlow weir

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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