walks around east offaly

Grand Canal Way - East Offaly Section During the 18th century there was great enthusiasm in Ireland for building canals. They were seen as aids to economic development, before the advent of railways and roads when transport was very difficult and a good navigation network was vital to trade and industrial development. In 1755 the Irish Parliament approved and grant-aided a scheme which became known as the Grand Canal. It was to follow a route from Dublin via Sallins and Tullamore to reach...