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
Dardistown, Dublin Dardistown, Dublin Dardistown is a townland in the civil parish of Santry that is located in Fingal, Ireland. This small populated area is located south-east of Dublin Airport. One of the long term car parks of Dublin Airport is located in the townland. Dardistown Cemetery is located on the Collinstown section of the old Swords Road. Two streams, the Cuckoo Stream and the Turnapin Stream, pass through Dardistown; they later meet to form the Mayne River. Dardistown was intended to the site of a station on the proposed Dublin Metro, with Metro West terminating there, and Metro North passing via