Boaters visit Corbally Harbour

Some Naas Canal boaters, attendees at the Canal Festival, enjoyed an afternoon recently at Corbally Harbour, the summit of the Grand Canal system, writes Beth O'Loughlin of the Kildare Branch of the Inland Waterways Association of Ireland. They were there to inspect the recent work carried out by Waterways Ireland to remove the growth around the buildings and harbour. 

With the removal of the silt island earlier this year and this remedial work, it is now possible to envisage the harbour as a recreational destination for those boating, cycling and walking between Naas and Corbally. 

Hopefully, this will be of assistance to those carrying out the current Feasibility Study, funded by Kildare County Council.

One can now envision what it may look like as a tourist destination, an ideal stopover for those in hire boats, kayaks and canoes. Also, a stop for locals and tourists seeking refreshments, when the Greenway reaches here from Naas and onwards to Athgarvan, Kilcullen and Newbridge to the south.

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