Transport in Dublin Grand Canal in the northern and southern portions of the city respectively. The canals were originally built for freight and passenger transportation from the River Liffey at Dublin to the River Shannon in western Ireland. Today, the canals, run by Waterways Ireland, are fully operable but are used only occasionally for pleasure craft. Dublin is served by a major port which handles a mixture of passengers and freight to and from the UK, Dublin Port, which is situated just outside the city centre, with a bus from Dublin Connolly connecting with the trains. Dublin Port is situated closer to the
St James' Church, Dublin (Church of Ireland) an old custom that funeral processions passing the fountain would circle it three times before carrying on to the cemetery. James Whitelaw (1749–1813) was a clergyman at this church, before going on to St. Catherine's Church. St James' Church, Dublin (Church of Ireland) St. James' Church (), a former Church of Ireland church in James's Street, Dublin, Ireland, was established in 1707. The corresponding parish, which was separated from that of nearby St. Catherine's, was established in 1710. There had been a shrine dedicated to St. James at nearby St. James's Gate, a stopping-off point for pilgrims, since medieval times.