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
Dundrum, Dublin Dundrum, Dublin Dundrum (, "the ridge fort"), originally a town in its own right, is a suburb of Dublin in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. The area is located in the postal districts of Dublin 14 and Dublin 16. Dundrum is home to one of the largest shopping complexes in Ireland. One of the earliest mentions of the area concerns the location of the original St. Nahi's Church in the 8th century on which site today's 18th-century church currently stands. The ancient name for Dundrum is "Taney" which derives from "Tigh Naithi" meaning the house or place of Nath Í. Recent archeological