Footbridge Again

Footbridge 2

Why did the postcard manufacturer describe the Robe as a canal?

Why were canals built?

Remember that the Robe flows into the Mask, and that the Mask isn't far from Lough Corrib.


Plans were made to join up the two lakes with a canal so that it would be easy to do what?

What caused the end of the Golden Age of the canals?

 

Is there any evidence that people have changed the shape of the river?
Look at this picture again:

 

Féach ar dá léarscáil bheag seo:
Can you find evidence from the maps that the river has been changed?
Does it look narrower?

Was the bridge in existence in 1838?