I have moved my account of these three linked waterways, accessible only from Ireland's south coast, to my Irish Waterways History website. I've also updated and amended the material slightly and added some links. The material is now at
http://irishwaterwayshistory.com/abandoned-or-little-used-irish-waterways/the-bride-the-munster-blackwater-and-the-lismore-canal/ The Blackwater and Bride were amongst the last areas served by the Irish Sea schooner trade, which lasted into the 1950s, with coal coming in from Wales and pit-props going the other way. The schooners included the De Wadden (now in Liverpool Maritime Museum), the Kathleen & May (still afloat) and the ketch-rigged trow Jonadab, now in Purton. bjg
