Once upon the Lagan
Subtitle: the story of the Lagan Canal
By: May Blair.
Publisher: Blackstaff Press
Published: 1981
Place of publication: Belfast
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
Subjects: Lagan Canal (Northern Ireland) -- History.
Description: The Lagan Canal made the River Lagan navigable from Belfast to Lough Neagh, a distance of 27 miles along the borders of Antrim and Down and a portion of Armagh. Construction began in 1756 and was completed in 1796. The purpose of the canal was to deliver goods at a reasonable price to rural communities. After 1910 trade gradually decreased until 1954 when the Lagan Navigation Company was dissolved. .