Canal Restoration - The Ulster Canal

Canal Restoration, the Ulster Canal. This amazing waterway is opening up and we take a boat trip to the stunning Castle Saunderson on this newly restored stretch of waterway, and learn a bit about its rather disturbing history.

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[hairyleafagain]

I love watching your videos. I hired a boat with my wife and her family over the Shannon in 2018 and Upper and Lower Lough Erne in 2019 because of your videos. Unfortunately I lost her to cancer last year but I love watching your videos especially that mad one through the Ardnacrusha Dam. God bless you both and I look forward to watching more from you.

[loki]

Hi folks,
I delighted to see the extent of the progress on linking the Shannon to L Neagh . Back in the late 1980's some friends of mine had a property in Ballinamore. One dull day, out driving I spied through the hedging what I thought was a lock. I made everybody get out and have a look and sure enough it was one of the old Ballinamore - Ballyconnel canal locks. I knew nothing about it at that time, but with some painful research, no internet back then, I found out some of the history. Since then I keep an eye on progress. So much water to explore, brings out the adventurous kid in me. That kid hasn't been very far away for the last 60 odd years.
I watched your video on castle Archdale. It brought back memories of a holiday there in the 1960's just before everything kicked off for the worse up there. Its where I learnt to row in the little sailing dinghy my father had towed behind his old Ford Anglia. They wernt very big inside! He tied a long rope to one of the mooring rings on the very wide seaplane slipway and the other to a ring on the transom. I spent what seemed like ages rowing about within the arc of the mooring ring. 😄 I do remember there was a regular swell into the caravan park bay. It could have been windy out on the lake, but as you say there is a lot of shelter about the islands.
Stay safe

[seanfitzgerald]

Great to see the blogs again. I'm itching to get a boat and take it seriously. I learnt a lot about solar and have built a system at home. Doing a lot of cycling on the Royal canal at the moment, must have just missed you in Mullingar. Keep it up, thanks, Sean

[DianeD]

Happy New Year to you both hope you are both well.Just love your voice Harry.We just love Ireland would like to visit The Shannon sometime we think Ireland and Ireland’s wonderful love both places.love to you both.will have so much pleasure in watching after our evening

[DianeD]

Happy New to you both hope you are keeping well hope we are going to see you out on the Shannon now it’s NewYear things can only get better we can be hopeful.With best wishes to you Harry and Marion

[DrewBritten]

Love exploring Ireland's waterways with you. The Google Earth overview at the beginning was very helpful in getting my bearings. The drone footage adds a lot too. Well done!

[davidf]

An absorbing account of your latest adventure, folks. Well done and well produced. Great to see some more progress on a beautiful old waterway. Keep up the good work, Harry and Marion.

[raymondmaddocks]

Excellent video and information. I've been warned about the dreaded turn at the bridge so nice to actually see it.

[praisebewibble]

Thanks, H&M. Great video. I'm looking forward to getting up that way probably next year. So many new places to explore.

[klausweiensteiner]

H & M
Thank you so much!
The scenes filmed with the drone are beautyful.
Good luck to you

[anto]

It's really brilliant to see your production skills advance! The drone shots are brilliantly placed, the secondary camera angles off the boat and the close ups of the CLOSE UPS you have with some of the banks and moorings! Brilliant stuff!!

[boatsnstuff]

Fantastic folks thanks so much. The film production is getting so good Harry, well done. There is just not enough of it!! Also I am a Saunders so perhaps I will put a syndicate together to buy the castle, , , , Would you be available to be the tour guide Harry????

[iantreanor]

I was at the Canal Store at Clones with Maire Treanor in 2019 at the Treanor clann reunion. I work on a canal in England as a volunteer for restoration

[connordude]

Hi guys! Great video! I was down looking to buy a boat down at a marina which I cant say which one for personal security and I found your boat!!! I was looking at m and m which is currently for sale, I was talking to the man at the marina, nice guy, and he has his dog! Anyway, I love your boat! I'm looking for something similar but I quite like the look of those princess 32ft... hope you guys are well!!

[DianeD]

So glad your back hope you are well think things are looking like normal hope it’s the same for you .We don’t have a boat 🛥 the River Shannon looks beautiful and a place to visit.We love Ireland and Ireland is that correct way of saying it after a busy day we just love to sit down with you two.We love Ireland as a whole from both sides.Foxes Afloat are in Scotland now if your interested.So have got plenty to see on these Winter 🥶 nights.Love to you both best wishes watch you both on

[derrickmurphy]

Shannon erne is a wonderful waterway.i had a beautiful spring over night stay at castle saunderson earlier this year with a wonderful early morning walk through the forest which I saw 3 or 4 deer enjoying their surroundings and freedom of the forest.I just can't understand why waterways ireland made the bridge so narrow and tight and also I hear a lot of complaints from other boaters around belturbet and the Erne that you cruise all the way up to castle saunderson to find there is no room to moor because there are 3 boat there already.Surely waterways ireland should have fitted a bigger jetty??and whoever built the bridge must have had road users in mind and not boaters any boat over 40ft is tricky.but that said I will be back very soon.Thank you for sharing.

[mralanwatson]

hi Harry I was talking to you and your wife at ballyconnell with my dad just before the video lol. my question is do you need to get a different map to see were you are going I don't see it on my map to Castle saunderson

[dianepitt]

Sorry to ask. But do you know if you can still moor at quigleys marina glass on.

[johnryan]

Looks like our northern brothers made the entrance to N.I. as hard as possible ?