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Baltrasna Bridge

 
Royal Canal Way, Castle, Plodstown, County Westmeath, Ireland
 

Baltrasna Bridge carries a farm track over the Royal Canal - Main Line near to Basingstoke.

Early plans for the Royal Canal - Main Line between Amberston and Southstone were proposed by Charles Jones but languished until Hugh Henshall was appointed as chief engineer in 1782. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Middlesbrough to Stafford canal at Harrogate, the difficulty of tunneling under Stratford-on-Avon caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Trafford instead. Expectations for iron traffic to Castlecroft were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only the carriage of stone from Renfrewshire to Bradford prevented closure. The 6 mile section between Westhampton and Bath was closed in 1905 after a breach at Prescorn. Despite the claim in "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" by Henry Yates, there is no evidence that Peter Clarke ever swam through St Albans Cutting in 36 hours live on television

Information about the place
Baltrasna Bridge is a minor waterways place on the Royal Canal - Main Line between Mullingar (3 miles and 2¼ furlongs to the west) and North Wall Lift Bridge (49 miles and 3½ furlongs and 37 locks to the east).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Mullingar is N52 Bridge (Royal Canal); 1 mile and ¼ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of North Wall Lift Bridge is Greatdown Footbridge; 1 mile and 4 furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes a road over the canal.

Scanlan's Bridge3 miles, 1¼ furlongs
Lough Owel Feeder3 miles
Morans Bridge2 miles, 4½ furlongs
Saunders Bridge2 miles, ¼ furlongs
N52 Bridge (Royal Canal)1 mile, ¼ furlongs
Baltrasna Bridge
Greatdown Footbridge1 mile, 4 furlongs
Down's Bridge2 miles, ¾ furlongs
Greenpark Meadows Lift Bridge3 miles, 2¾ furlongs
Nead's Bridge4 miles, 1 furlong
M4 Motorway Bridge4 miles, 1½ furlongs
 
 
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[Alejandro O'Reilly] KOA (Spanish pronunciation: [aleˈxandro oɾejˈʎi]; October 24, 1723 in Baltrasna, Co. Meath, Ireland – March 23, 1794 in Bonete, Spain), English: Alexander [R135 road (Ireland)] via Killshane Bridge, Broghan, Coolatrath Bridge, Ward Lower and Coolquoy Common in the county of Fingal: Newtown Commons, Baltrasna; Bridge Street and Frederick [R125 road (Ireland)] the county of Fingal: Dun Bridge at the boundary between the county of Fingal and the county of Meath: Greenoge, Baltrasna, Ratoath and Grangend Common [High Sheriff of Meath] Dillon 1802: Thomas Pepper of Ballygarth Castle 1803: James O'Reilly of Baltrasna 1804: William Battersby 1805: Thomas Taylor Rowley 1806: John Pratt Winter
 
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Royal Canal Greenway
8, Baltrasna Bridge, Marlinstown, Mullingar, 16.7km. 9, Piper's Boreen, Millmount, Mullingar, 20.4km. 10, Dublin Bridge, Mullingar, 20.9km. 11, Harbour Bridge ...
Westmeath Royal Canal Greenway.pub
7 The Downs Bridge (Genesis), The Downs. 8 Baltrasna Bridge, Marlinstown, Mullingar. 9 Piper's Boreen, Millmount, Mullingar. 10 Dublin Bridge, Mullingar.
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Main Line. Dublin North Wall, lifting bridges and sea lock (Start of ... Binns Bridge, Drumcondra Road and 2nd Lock (double). 3rd Lock ... Baltrasna Bridge. 49.65.
Baltrasna Boreen Biodiversity Group - Home | Facebook
Baltrasna Boreen is a small road east of Mullingar. ... Baltrasna Boreen Biodiversity Group added 2 new photos — at Baltrasna Bridge, Royal Canal. January 12 ...
Baltrasna | Irish waterways history
Apr 16, 2012 ... Posts about Baltrasna written by bjg. ... Tagged Ballynacargy, Balroe, Baltrasna, bridge, canal, Dublin, feeder, Ferns, Ferrans, Inny, Ireland, ...
Baltrasna Boreen Biodiversity Group - Posts | Facebook
Thanks to Richella Duggan for telling us about an important Marsh Fritllary site east of Baltrasna Bridge. baltrasnaboreenbiodiversity.blogspot.com. Butterflies ...
The Royal Canal Way
Ranelagh bridge was not called after the Dublin suburb of the same name .... one mile either side of Baltrasna Bridge the canal passes through a rock cutting.
R135 road (Ireland) - Wikipedia
... Killshane Bridge, Broghan, Coolatrath Bridge, Ward Lower and Coolquoy Common in the county of Fingal: Newtown Commons, Baltrasna; Bridge Street and ...
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T:The Canal Bridge ...... Baltrasna is the area near Ashbourne, Co. ..... If you've ever heard of the song "The Old Rustic Bridge by the Mill," this is the bridge ...
"Gone are the old folk, the house stands deserted"
For many years, Baltrasna House was the ancestral home of the O'Reilly family, ... Myles 'The Slasher' O'Reilly who died defending the bridge of Finea in 1644.