The Shannon Navigation

by Ruth Delany and Ruth Delaney

The Shannon Navigation traces the history of the River Shannon as a navigation up to the present day from the 1750s when the early works were commenced under the Commissioners of Inland Navigation and subsequently under the Directors General of Inland Navigation from 1800 to 1831. These works, which took many years to complete, were not very successful and were badly maintained. In the 1830s the arrival of steamers focussed attention on the poor state...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843511282
• ISBN13: 9781843511281
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Lilliput Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.1" x 11.8"