The walls of this hostel is quite thin.  I woke up to moans and love grunts.  Seriously at 6 am?  I mean wow!  Either they are real early birds or they went on for…

Thankfully, yesterday, I bought cereal bars, bread, orange juice, and cheese.  A pretty light breakfast, which was fine with me.  I dressed up in my typical cargo khaki pants and Orange Princeton tee.  Today looked like a good day to explore, well like every other day.

Time to go!

I met Tim downstairs, he was checking out and flying back home. We walked all the way to the roundabout when we parted ways.

I went towards King’s Castle, absorbing the really gorgeous day.  Bright blue skies with some clouds up there, it was really a great day!  I walked around the castle since it was still closed, checking out the cathedral that was near it and around getting a sense of the location.  I went back to the castle to wait for it to open.

When the door finally opened, I entered and used my Princeton University ID card for a discount.  hehe!  I love my PU ID!  With my PU ID I got my discount and free pamphlets!  :D  And toured I did!  I was able to go through all the rooms and caverns underneath to scope out the castle.  It looked more like a fort to be honest.  I climbed to the top of the towers to get a better view of Limerick.  It was fantastic!  The view on top of the towers was a great sight overlooking Limerick!

I went back down to the picnic tables, to eat my apples and snacks that I brought with me.  Mmmm… food!  While I was taking a break I looked at my map and went to the dig site.  I’d like to go down there to check it out.

On my way out, I went to the souvenir shop to check out some stuff.  I bought Eric cap, a necklace, and some post cards.

When I left the castle I headed towards this lemon shop.  Can’t remember the name of the shop, but I got a vegetarian sandwich which had mayo in it.  Crap!  I don’t like mayo!  It started raining so I stayed inside for a little bit.  Ahh… I am really not a fan of mayonnaise especially since it has eggs in it.  Oh well.  I am just going to have a lot of….

When the rain stopped, I went around to look for an external hard drive.  HMV told me that I would need to go to Maplin’s, but I would need to call a taxi since Maplin’s was a good forty minute walk away.  Before I left for Maplin’s I called my parents to talk to them.  My mom was set to go to Vietnam.  I told my mom and dad about my journey so far and wanted to know how my mom was doing with her leg and all.  But it sounds like it was feeling better so going to Vietnam wouldn’t be an issue.

Happy knowing that they are doing well, I found a taxi right outside of the phone booths.  Nice!  The taxi driver dropped me in front of the store and I paid him 6 Euros.  I was a little worried on how I would get back, but I needed to find an external first.  I found one, a Seagate FreeAgent, for 96 Euros which was about $120 in USD.  It was a necessary purchase, even though I mentally debated myself about it, buying it was a necessary purchase.  Used my credit card and never looked back! ha!

On my way back to the city centre I asked where the University of Limerick was.  I heard there was a good vegetarian place to eat there and wanted to check it out.  But it was on the other side of the city and pretty far.  Maybe tomorrow.  I continued to walk to look for a coffee shop.  Neeed coffee…

It started to rain, and then the sun came out, and then it started a huge rain storm.  In that order.

It stopped raining and I left my rain cover, the trees, to get to the info place to ask where I could find knit sweaters.   I would have to look for an Irish hand crafts store.  My mom asked me when I called home if I could find a knit sweater for her.  I’ll have to keep that in mind, but my priority is coffee.  Walking in a circle, I found a Carlton Coffee shop to get a mocha.

The mocha was … alright.  Since it started raining again, I pulled out my newly acquired external hard drive.  My plan for tonight was to prepare for my trip to the cliffs of Moher tomorrow.  I saw this promo for it and was told I could take a bus there tomorrow.  I’d like to do some night shots, but I am afraid I would get mugged.  My hostel is really in the outskirts of town and along the high way.  Just a good thing, that my bags are torn up and beat up looking.

I started to head back to the hostel at 4.  I had to go to the bathroom so bad on the way back!  I didn’t use the toilet since 7 am!  Oh boy!

When I finally relieved myself I went back to my room to rest up and transfer some more photos to the new portable hard drive.  I can take more photos without worrying of losing space.  Eighty gigs is a good size for me to use.  I don’t think I will use up that much for one journey! ha!

Rested up, I left to go back out to get some food to eat for dinner.  I went back to the Apache pizza for dinner.  The guy who told me about Dunnes, asked me if I found my external hard drive.  :)  I told him that I did and that I found it at Maplin’s.  When I finished my pizza, I left to go to the train and bus station to inquire the times I would need to be there to go to the Cliffs of Moher.  Turns out that I have to be there at about 6:30 am.  Alright, just leave my hostel at 5:40 am.

When I left the station, it was still drizzling out.  Taking out my umbrella, for once, I went to this park to take some photos.  Going around and shooting these bright red monuments I some how lost my umbrella.  I didn’t realize that I lost it till after I got off the phone with Eric and Vincent.  I didn’t feel like going back to look for it, so I went back to hostel to get ready for the cliffs.

My hostel at night

ROYERSFORD PA – Cesidia A. Cauler, a Pottstown PA resident who is involved in several community organizations, has been named by Univest National Bank and Trust Co. as manager of its branch office at 328 N. Lewis Rd., Royersford PA.

Cauler is active in several local chambers of commerce and the Salvation Army. She is a former board member of Pottstown Dance Theatre, and a former member of local chapters of the Kiwanis and Lions clubs. Before joining Univest, Cauler was a branch manager and assistant vice president who worked directly with business development and branch operations at New Century Bank.

Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania is headquartered in Souderton PA, and serves customers’ banking needs in Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, and Lehigh counties.

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LIMERICK PA – J. Scott Maxwell, an attorney with the law firm of Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin – which operates an office at 296 W. Ridge Pike, Suite 204, Limerick PA – has been presented with the William H. Markus Award of Excellence by the Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association during its 2009 convention in Hershey PA.

The award is the highest honor given by the organization, it said, and is named for the man who served as association solicitor for more than 30 years. It recognizes “distinguished service” to municipal authorities in Pennsylvania “and outstanding personal service” to the association.

Maxwell’s practice focuses on utility and municipal law, banking, finance and business law. He is well known for representing municipal entities in matters pertaining to utility law. The law firm also operates offices in Lansdale, Perkasie, Allentown and Harrisburg.

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Some pics from Parteen Villa Weir, O’Briensbridge, Montpelier, Castleconnell, Annacotty and Plassey here.

Hi all, been an interesting couple of days in Limerick’s sporting life. 5 Limerickmen lineout for Ireland V S/Africa later this week, (5 Leinster, 2 Cork and 3 Ulster) – pretty impressive for Limerick and Munster. Also, went to launch of Meet Limerick Shannon’s Sports Ambasssador Programme on Tuesday night. In attendance were Packie Bonnar, Keith Wood, Shaun Payne and the Claw. The idea is that we all use our sporting involvement to bring people to Limerick even for modest events. To become an ambassador contact: karen@meetlimerickshannon.com  or visit www.conferenceandsportsbureau.com  Well done to Karen Brosnahan on a great initiative and a great event.

Dave Maheedy made a great point on the night about the Kennedy cup for underage intercounty soccer moving out of Dublin for the first time over 20 years ago when it came to Limerick…its still here ever since with 32 county representation!

All of that set me up for a 10 km run yesterday, almost 1km of which was through almost knee high water around Castleconnell village. As everyone knows, i need all the swimmimng practice I can get so I wasn’t too put off by the idea!  Still posted a reasonable time for me at 49′ 40”

Anyway, I got info from the Sports Ambassadors event about the Limerick Marathon, check out www.greatlimerickrun.com  You can do any of a 10km run, half or full marathon. It won’t be a build up series, they all happen on same day as part of the Limerick Riverfest on May Bank Hol weekend, so crowds and participation should be good. I’m going to sign up for both the Sports Ambassador programme and the marathon – will keep training progress posted here, as no doubt I’ll try and raise a few quid for a charity or two in the process.  C’mon knees, don’t give out on me now!!

Statement from ESB regarding River Shannon as at 9:20am, Thursday 26th November 2009

Water levels rose again last night in Lough Derg and are at a record high. As a result, discharge levels must be increased today at Parteen Weir. ESB will be increasing the discharge incrementally over the morning by up to 8% on the existing flow. The development is expected to cause increased flood levels downstream of Parteen Weir by an estimated three inches over the current level. A slight fall in water levels was detected downstream this morning in a number of locations. [...]

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In Limerick: Contributions continue despite slowdown (WhatsThe422.com)
For every dollar spent in Limerick Township in 2010, about $0.05 will have come courtesy of a proposed Costco development next to the outlet mall.

Sewer rates to increase by 8 percent in Limerick (Spring-Ford Reporter)
Residents may be breathing sighs of relief that township officials don’t plan to raise their taxes, but they could end up catching their breaths when they see their first-quarter sewer bills in 2010.

Proposed Montgomery County budget unveiled (Norristown PA Times Herald)
Montgomery County Commissioners will unveil a preliminary budget for 2010 Wednesday that proposes a five percent cut in all county departments. But even with the recommended reductions, the county still faces an $11 million shortfall, according to Commissioners Chairman James R. Matthews.

Fine Arts Faculty, Alumni Exhibit Work at Annual Show (MC3.edu)
The Art Gallery in the Fine Arts Center at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell will host its Annual Art Faculty and Invited Art Alumni Show through Dec. 18, with a reception to meet the artists on Dec. 2 from 5-7 p.m. The show and reception are free of charge and are open to the public.

PennDOT Launches Operation Safe Holiday in Time for Thanksgiving Travel (GVF Transportation)
With millions of motorists planning to travel for Thanksgiving, PennDOT today kicked off its Operation Safe Holiday campaign.

PennDOT Introduces Branch of Service Veteran License Plates (GVF Transportation)
Honorably discharged veterans of the United States Armed Forces have a new way to proudly display their service as PennDOT today announced the availability of a new series of military license plates honoring veterans of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard.

Driver Licensing Motor Vehicle Services Available Online (GVF Transportation)
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation today announced that all driver license and photo centers, including its full-service center in Harrisburg, will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 26 and Friday, Nov. 27 for the Thanksgiving holiday.

A List of Things to be Thankful For (Poynter Institute)
It may feel as though we are being express-mailed to hell these days, but the truth is that there is some good news. In the United States, cancer and heart disease deaths are down. AIDS deaths have dropped, too.

Kravco Simon, PREIT joining Black Friday fray with early openings (Philadelphia Business Journal)
Area mall stores, like those in King of Prussia and Exton, will open their doors as early as 4 a.m. on Friday for the annual Black Friday shopping extravaganza.

Peco Energy raising gas bills in December (Philadelphia Business Journal)
Peco Energy Co. said Tuesday it will raise its gas commodity rate by 5 percent, effective Dec. 1, to $1.20 per hundred cubic feet for an average residential customer.

Health Officials: Swine Flu Has Peaked in Pa. (KYW-AM, Philadelphia PA)
As is the case in much of the rest of the country, swine flu activity now appears to be declining but there could be other ‘waves’.

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Some photos here of Dromineer, Garrykennedy, Killaloe, Parteen Villa Weir, O’Briensbridge and Castleconnell.

En nu, wel, hierna nog 3 weken en ik ben thuis. Wat gaat het snel. De weken die zullen volgen zullen volstaan met essays schrijven, boeken lezen,  leren, examens maken, stressen en aftellen. En hier en daar nog een dinner party/ afscheidsfeestje. Moet kunnen. Ik moet op dit moment nog 2 van de 6 essays schrijven. Maar het zijn 2 dikke kanjers en ik moet eerst nog de dikke boeken waar het over gaat nog lezen. Paniek in de keet.

Vorig weekend ben ik Killarney wezen bezoeken. En gewandeld tot de top van de hoogste berg: Carauntoohil, 1038 meter. Uitzicht was zoals te verwachten viel natuurlijk weer schitterend. Zelfs het weer zat die dag mee. Terug onder – ondertussen was het al pikkedonker-  ingecheckt in hostel, spaghetti klaargemaakt en naar binnen gesmikkeld, koud doucheke gepakt en nachtleven Killarney opgesnoven. Die dag die hierna volgde hadden er enkele individuen te kampen met zware katers en de hikers onder ons konden geen been meer verzetten zonder verschrikkelijke spierpijnen te ondergaan. Ik besloot dan maar mee te gaan met de busrit rond The ring of Kerry. De busschauffeur bracht ons naar de mooiste plekjes terwijl de van Duitsland afkomstige gids Bob verhaaltjes vertelde over wat er te zien viel uiteraard, maar ook over Bob zelve en zijn knotsgekke avontuurtjes (bv hoe hij in de jaren ‘70 200 condooms vanuit de luchthaven van Duitsland naar Ierland had gesmokkeld. Het begon allemaal als een klein vriendenverzoekje maar al gauw had heel het dorp Bobs nummer. Condooms, beste mensen, waren in die tijd immers nergens te verkrijgen in Ierland) Het spijtige is dat ik het merendeel van die rit vredig heb liggen  slapen en veel heb moeten missen.

Er zijn nog een boel leuke dingen gebeurd zoals enkele houseparty’s, cinema (New Moon, precies zoals ik mij die film had voorgesteld), de mentor dinners elke woensdagavond ( ik heb stoemp gemaakt! Patatten met wortel en savooienkool en selder en slagroom! En het werd niet vies gevonden!) , de aerobiclessen gegeven door een oude kerel met een buikje en krulletjes in het haar sommige dinsdag- en vrijdagavonden, enzovoort enzoverder. Die kerel met buikje en krulletjes in het haar kon het op mijn eerste dag aerobicles na enkele minuten niet meer aanzien hoe zeer ik stond te stuntelen en probeerde me meermaals naar de beginnersgroep achter in de zaal te sturen. ( en hij had ook veel commentaar over mijn schoeisel, dat niet bestaande was) Die beginnersgroep bestond uit drie oudere dames met rode hoofden en werd gegeven door een magere oudere man die alles heel traag deed. Ik protesteerde en probeerde de kerel met buikje en krulletjes in het haar te overtuigen dat ik het wel snel zou leren. Ik ging absoluut niet zielig mijn step en alles naar de beginnersgroep sleuren voor het oog van al die ervaren sportieve aerobicsters om de groep van 3 oudere dames te vergezellen. Ik bleef waar ik was. Telkens wanneer nu de luide stem van de kerel met buikje en krulletjes in het haar voor de les gaat beginnen door heel de arena schalt dat de mensen die voor de eerste, tweede of derde keer komen naar de beginnersgroep moeten kan ik trots als ervaren en – nee, alleen ervaren- aerobicster die arme beginnelingetjes naar achter zien verhuizen en zelf lekker zeker blijven staan. Op mijn sokken.

Gisteren had ik een mondeling examen Iers met een Duits meisje Sonja als partner. We hadden een dialoogje voorbereid waarin ongeveer alle onderwerpen die we in de les behandeld hadden moesten voorkomen. Dan moeten ze ook niet raar opkijken als het gesprek opeens totaal geen steek meer houdt. We probeerden er het beste van te maken: A: Op vrijdag ga ik naar de cinema om 8 uur of kijk ik naar de televisie in de woonkamer. B: Hoeveel sofa’s zijn er in de woonkamer? A: Er zijn 4 sofa’s. Ik houd ervan om koffie te drinken op een sofa. A: Dat is geweldig! B: Wil je nu thee of koffie? A: Ik wil thee, alstublieft. Ik houd van koffie, maar ik verkies thee. Waar is het toilet?

En zo gaat het nog wel een tijdje door.

Ziezo, ik ga nu essay nummer 4 afprinten (over de ontwikkeling van de Ierse taal) en verder stressen over de nog niet bestaande essays 5 (boeken uit de derde wereld vergelijken) en 6 (over transcendentalism en history, harpen en ruïnes in The Wild Irish Girl en in enkele gedichtjes uit de romantiek en dat dan ook weer vergelijken ofzoiets). Wauw, dat klinkt reuzeinteressant! Inderdaad, inderdaad…

Today is Day 1 of the 16 Days Campaign, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and there is a huge variety of things happening around the country:

• “In Her Shoes” exhibition in Longford
• 16 Rights for 16 Days exhibition in Sligo
• Poster display and lily campaign in Mayo
• Aoibhneas Refuge’s “Step Out of the Shadows” campaign
• Galway Rape Crisis Centre’s social media campaign
• Art and Poetry is on display in Donegal
• Pavee Point is running a pampering session for staff, and various invited guests
• “Break the Silence” ceremony and solidarity campaign in Leitrim and Sligo
• Panel discussion and film screening in Wexford
• “In Her Shoes” exhibition in Clare, Limerick and Tipperary
• NUIG Femicide Awareness Campaign in Galway
• Dundalk Women’s Aid asks “What are you doing about it?”
• Annual Big Breakfast and Pampering Day in Limerick
• Pamper morning for women in Blanchardstown
• Women’s Aid’s campaign begins with a Public Action outside the Dáil Éireann, and the first of the 16 Facts for 16 Days emails

Show your support and get involved in something in your area!

COLLEGEVILLE PA — Tutor Doctor, a tutoring service for students of all ages, has opened a franchise location at 1211 Sugarberry Ln., Collegeville PA, under the ownership of Bob Ciociola.

Tutor Doctor relies primarily on curriculum and texts with which a student is currently working to ensure relevant tutoring, and also uses a variety of books and educational materials to supplement its customized programs. The firm also works with a student’s current teacher to ensure its efforts meet expectations.

Tutor Doctor is available to help students prepare for advanced classes that could help them get into a preferred college or university, and offers programs for the home-schooled population as well as for seniors to learn technology skills.

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I went back to bed at 6 am, thinking that whatever ghost was there should be gone.  Please be gone!  I can’t promise you anything, mr/ms. ghost, but I could say please be gone?  A little nervous, I hopped back into bed and … it was fine!  YES!  But then the others woke up from their meditation and were talking loudly enough that sleep was pretty useless.  I brushed my teeth, in turn, and got ready to head out to Limerick.

LIMERICK!!!

I am a big Red Hot Chili Peppers fan, so I have their live performance at Slane Castle, and I definitely recall when Anthony asks where the people were from near the end Flea shouts out: “LIMERICK!!”

haha!  I love the Peppers!  I sent my family an email letting them know how I was doing and where I am heading to next.  By 11am, I was set to go and Amy dropped me off at the Dublin Heuston station.

Nearly everyone drives manual!  Awesome!  Amy told me that only the elderly and the disabled drove automatic, but I kinda don’t think Amy is paying attention to when she shifts gears…

She brought me to the station and I thanked her for letting me stay with her and her family, as well as for dropping me off at the train station.

The station was pretty neat and my ticket was easily purchased.  I seriously wished I packed lighter.  ugh!

I found my line and waited in line till I needed to use the bathroom.  But I would totally lose my spot!  Thankfully, one of the many reasons why I love Ireland, the gentleman and his grandson behind him said that they would hold my spot in the line!  Very happy I left for the bathroom.  This was my first time having to pay to use the bathroom!  30 cents to use it.  Whoa.

When I returned back to the line, I gave my thanks to the grandfather and grandson for helping me out!   The lined moved faster, yeah those two pushed my gear up a bit so it wouldn’t be left behind, and we all boarded the train.  I was told I would need to change trains at Limerick Junction to get to Limerick.

Then I got lost.

ARGH!

I needed to find the D train!

And there it was at the end of the line.  Rats.

Stepping inside and finding my seat.  The rain made the windows really murky and so I thought that it wasn’t optimal for photo ops.  Pulling out the laptop I start drafting this journal entry.  Well till my digestive system started to inform me of its necessities.  I went to the bathroom to wait for its current occupant to finish.  When it was my turn, I realized that I am going to be shifting a lot while I use the toilet.  Uh oh.

I grabbed onto the handles as the train did its toss and turn.  Oh god, let me survive this!

Finishing I wobbly made it back to my seat.  Just in time!  We just arrived at Limerick Junction!  Departing the train, I headed towards my transfer that was leading towards Ellis, which the first stop was for Limerick.  Looking inside, I was aghast to find that there was no where to stow my luggage.  Ugh!  Seriously!  Why couldn’t I pack lighter?  Then this cordial lady pointed out that I could put my luggage on the table!  Sweet!

Thirty minutes later, we arrived at Limerick!  When I left the train it was drizzling out and calling a taxi was out of the question.  So I had to hike.. and drag my gear to Courtbrack Accommodations.  According to the map it was close by.  Yeah right.

Well along the way I met another traveller heading towards the hostel as well.  Tim was hiking through Ireland and finishing his hike through Limerick as a high school graduation present.  Nice!  It turns out that our hostel is on its last years.  Or was it that it was the last remaining hostel in Limerick?  Either way our hostel was our destination.  We hiked towards the very outskirts of Limerick to find the hostel.

My room was D16.  Up a flight of steps I found my room and dropped my load off.  The bathroom and shower was down the hall and … wow!  my room was really small!  Oh well.  Good enough for me.  Going back down I dropped off my key to the clerk.  I left the hostel to head towards Kings Castle.  At first I didn’t like Limerick that much but after I got to the other side of the city I was really amazed!  But let me tell you, what a long walk it was from the hostel!  When the rain stopped, the sun came out and it was really gorgeous out with the sun breaking through the clouds.   When I got to the castle, it was closed.  Darn it!  On my MP3 player I had U2’s “Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses” and coincidentally I walked into a group of wild horses!  WHOA!  It was amazing!  My finger was left on my shutter. ha!

Realizing that I spent too much time here and needing to call home and eat, I went to find a place to buy an international phone card.  I called Eric to tell him about what happened today and how much fun it is out in Ireland!  Then I spoke to Vincent, who was 4 at the time, about my trip.  When I hung up the phone I went back into the centre city to this pizza place called Apache Pizza, home of really small pizza pies.

I asked one of the workers there if there was an electronics store nearby so I could buy an external hard drive.  He suggested Dunnes.  I know where I have to go tomorrow!  That way I can stop deleting files off of my Zen!

Walking back to my hostel, it was barely lit out.  According to Lonely Planet, Limerick could be pretty dangerous at night.  I got back in time the sky turned dark.  When I got to my room, I left the laptop on to recharge and transfer and to shower.

Where is the hot water!?

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Radiological release reported at Three Mile Island (WhatsThe422.com)
About 20 workers at Exelon Nuclear’s Three Mile Island plant were exposed to a small amount of radiation during a Saturday event.

NRC investigating radiation at Three Mile Island (The Norristown PA Times Herald)
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is sending investigators to the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant after a small amount of radiation was detected there.

MCCC Offers Program for Leaders in Sustainable Building (MC3.edu)
In keeping with the growing demand for green building technology and practices, Montgomery County Community College is offering a nine-month Sustainable Building Advisor Program (SBA) starting January 2010.

Montco places live emergency reports on Web (The Inquirer, Philadelphia PA)
In what is described as a first for the region, Montgomery County has put its emergency-dispatch reports live on the county Web site.

Web site monitors real-time emergency calls (The Lansdale PA Reporter)
Montgomery County residents now can find out what those sirens on the next street are responding to by logging onto the Department of Public Safety’s homepage to get near real-time data about emergency calls.

Schools warn parents about suspicious vehicle (The Spring-Ford Reporter)
Parents of students in the Spring-Ford School District and Perkiomen Valley School District were warned Tuesday to keep their eyes out for a suspicious vehicle reported in the area.

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There once was a young girl named Skipper
who could never quite fix her own zipper.
When she went into town,
it would always go down.
Now she’s moonlighting as a young stripper.

Originally posted here.

I once met a girl in Las Vegas.
Said she wanted to be a big actress.
So I went to seduce her,
said I was a producer.
She was hitched, so my efforts were useless.

Originally posted here.

Castleconnell,Co.Limerick and Doonass,Clonlara,Co.Clare.
The Shannon River has burst it’s banks at Castleconnell.The ESB are coming under pressure in Ardnacrusha Power to release water ….due to the high water levels up river …

See the link http://www.youtube.com/tippryan#p/a/u/1/lTRLiOln1Qc

Here is a page covering the effect of the floods of November 2009 on the old Limerick Navigation from Plassey downstream. (This page complements another about the upper reaches of the navigation.)

This page covers:

• Plassey, including the Black Bridge and the towing-path
• the regulating weir at Corbally
• the upper lock on the Park Canal, the lady’s hole and the 2.4m increase in depth above the lock
• the lower lock and its patented mechanism
• the current in the Abbey River and under Mathew Bridge.

Here is a page about the upper end of the old Limerick Navigation, with photos of the Ardnacrusha headrace, Castleconnell and its weir and quay, O’Briensbridge, Errina bridge and Doonass. There are photos taken over the last few days and older photos, showing normal (post-Ardnacrusha) levels at the same locations. The recent photos do at least give a hint of the levels that the pre-Ardnacrusha waterway coped with.

At time of writing, the ESB says it is going to release more water down the river to O’Briensbridge, Castleconnell and Limerick.

Photos of the lower stretches (Plassey, Corbally, the canal harbour and the Abbey River) will be posted later (floods permitting).