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Grand Canal | Sallins | Kildare | Ireland

The Grand Canal starts in Grand Canal Dock in Dublin and runs to Shannon Harbour in County Offaly. It is 132km long (82 miles) with 43 locks, 5 of which are double locks. Twenty-five miles of the Grand Canal lie within County Kildare. The view of the canal at Sallins, lined with houseboats and barges, with Lock 13 gastropub and Brewhouse on one bank, facing Two Cooks restaurant and wine bar on the other, is so picturesque and intriguing, it’s worth investigating. There is a huge variety of habitats along the canal, such as reed and sedge swamps, grasslands and hedgerows. They provide shelter and support for a diversity of animals. Typical animals species of the Grand canal corridor include fox, badger, hedgehog and otter. Reed and sedge swamps also make ideal breeding ground for birds such as grey heron, mallard, mute swan and moorhen. Numerous smaller birds inhabit the stretches of hedgerows, for example thrush, chaffinch, bullfinch, blue tit and robin. Butterflies found here include peacock, small tortoiseshell and red admiral. Work began on the Grand Canal in 1756. Engineering difficulties and mistakes by the builders in the early stages meant that progress was slow. The canal company managed to make the link with the Shannon in 1804. Passenger boats used the waterway until the 1850s and cargo boats until 1960. After their closure to commercial traffic in 1960 the future for the waterways seemed bleak (although the Grand, unlike the Royal, remained navigable). Branches were restored (for example, Naas in 1987) and the canal environment improved - a progress which continues as the role of the canals for water and land based recreation and tourism is increasingly valued as a national asset as well as a source of amenity for canalside communities. Route 1: Hazelhatch to Sallins: 8 miles, 13 km Route 2: Sallins to Robertstown: 7.25 miles, 11km Route 3: Robertstown To Edenderry: 13 miles, 21 km Route 4: Naas Branch - Sallins to Leinster Aqueduct, Naas: 3.5 miles, 5.5 km Route 5: Corbally Branch: 4.5 miles, 7.25 km Route 6: The Milltown Feeder: 5 miles, 8km If you liked this video please subscribe, give a thumbs up or leave a comment below!