I am interested in information about the boat transport system that ran from Carlow to Athy, and Dublin and other towns north. My 4x ggfather John Flood was a boat builder in Graigue in the 1820's to 1850's. In one of the directories it states that he also ran the water transport service. Is there any was to find out more about this service, if he really owned it and when it went out of business. Thank you for any information about this aspect of Graigue Carlow life. Regards, Paula Tuohy Miska Ann Arbor

Paula, I don't know an oarlock from a boatswain, but I do know the Carlow Rowers Club has been in existence since 1859. They may have something in their records about the local boat industry of that time. Jack Langton -----Original Message----- From: Paula Miska <ptmiska@umich.edu> To: IRL-CARLOW <IRL-CARLOW@rootsweb.com> Sent: Mon, May 20, 2013 9:29 am Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] Boat Builder in Graigue 1820 I am interested in information about the boat transport system that ran from Carlow to Athy, and Dublin and other towns north. My 4x ggfather John Flood was a boat builder in Graigue in the 1820's to 1850's. In one of the directories it states that he also ran the water transport service. Is there any was to find out more about this service, if he really owned it and when it went out of business. Thank you for any information about this aspect of Graigue Carlow life. Regards, Paula Tuohy Miska Ann Arbor -------------------------------

hi paula.........my grandfather was a skipper on a boat. the best person to contact is mary hoare walsh who is an expert in those canal boats..........here is an article just published today................. http://www.independent.ie/regionals/carlowpeople/news/3-2-1-liftoff-27041378.html this is how you contact Mary.......................Ms. Mary Hoare Walsh, Cappalug, Killeshin. Co. Laois. Tel: +353 87 276 8279. Genealogy (especially Co. Laois) and the history of the Grand Canal... good luck and I am sure mary will be able to help you anna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paula Miska" <ptmiska@umich.edu> To: IRL-CARLOW@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, 20 May, 2013 2:27:04 PM Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] Boat Builder in Graigue 1820 http://www.independent.ie/regionals/carlowpeople/news/3-2-1-liftoff-27041378.html I am interested in information about the boat transport system that ran from Carlow to Athy, and Dublin and other towns north. My 4x ggfather John Flood was a boat builder in Graigue in the 1820's to 1850's. In one of the directories it states that he also ran the water transport service. Is there any was to find out more about this service, if he really owned it and when it went out of business. Thank you for any information about this aspect of Graigue Carlow life. Regards, Paula Tuohy Miska Ann Arbor ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message