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| SHANNON NAVIGATION TERMINAL IN LIMERICK |
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| Photo lent to W. Lysaght 1974 courtesy of M. Quilligan |
The barges from here went as far as Lough Allen. Lock Mills can be seen
on the extreme left. The derelict building (left background) was a brewery. The headquarter of the Limerick Sand Co. was also
here. The sand cots can be seen unloading their sand which was dredged at Plassey. The sand cots were then towed by manpower
from the head of the canal and their contents sold for two shillings a horseload delivered. All C.I.E. traffic ceased on 31st
December 1959. Guinness operated here till 1960. The last barge from Limerick - 51M - left St. James' Harbour, Dublin in 1960.
Passengers boats to Dublin operated from here in the early 19th century. The "Bard of Thomond" started his apprenticeship
at Lock Mills.
| A VIEW OF THE ABBEY RIVER IN SIR HARRY'S MALL 1922 |
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The boat nearest the camera is the traditional "Brocaun" as used by the
Abbey fishermen. Beind this can be seen another boat, the Sand Cot, which brought river sand from Corbally or Plassey and
unloaded at this spot - hence the reason for calling this Mall the Sand Mall.
In the large house (two chimneys) on the right J. Ferrar, the Historian
lived for some time, his History of Limerick was written there. Note a shop front in the right background with a white entableture,
this was McInerney's pub, which was burned in reprisal by the Black and Tans as the proprietor was the driver of the
car which went to Banna Strand to meet Roger Casement.
| LOADED SAND COT AT CANAL HARBOUR, LIMERICK |
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| photo courtesy Frawley Family |
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