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
Boyle River (Ireland) estuary this gives a total river flow of 392.1 km (243.5ml), which makes it the longest river within the River Shannon basin (from source to mouth), 31.6 km (19.5ml) longer than the Shannon Pot source. Boyle River (Ireland) The Boyle River is a river in Ireland. It forms part of the Shannon River Basin. It flows from Lough Gara on the Sligo/Roscommon border and flows through the town of Boyle to Lough Key. From there is flows eastwards through the village of Knockvicar to the River Shannon at Lough Drumharlow, near Carrick-on-Shannon. The length of the Boyle River (from its