Complex sentence: The Grand Canal crosses the county from Lyons on the east to Rathangan and Monasterevin on the west, and with a branch line southwards to join the Barrow navigation at Athy, while the Royal Canal stretches across the north of the county along the border with Meath.
Split into simpler sentences: The Grand Canal crosses the county from Lyons on the east to Rathangan and Monasterevin on the west. The Royal Canal stretches across the north of the county along the border with Meath.