Coolnahay Harbour (Lock 26)
A small limestone harbour beside Lock 26, the first lock down from the summit, with a café in the restored lock-keeper's cottage.
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Coolnahay Harbour jetty
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Max. stay: Up to 5 days at the same place with a Combined Mooring and Passage permit (canal bye-laws); longer stays need an Extended Mooring permit
Small jetty in the limestone harbour on the west side of Lock 26, with toilets, parking and the café in the lock-keeper's cottage beside it.
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Permit needed: up to 5 days at one public mooring
Every boat on the canals and the Barrow needs a Waterways Ireland permit on display. The yearly Combined Mooring and Passage permit allows up to 5 days at any one public mooring; visiting boats can get a free 31-day permit once a year. Permits from Waterways Ireland
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About Coolnahay Harbour (Lock 26)
Coolnahay Harbour lies on the summit level just above Lock 26, beside Coolnahay (Dolan) Bridge, about 11 km beyond Mullingar; Waterways Ireland also mentions a small jetty on the west side of the lock. Lock 26 is the first of the 21 locks that take the canal down from the summit level to the Shannon, so it is a natural place to pause before the descent. The small limestone harbour has a jetty, parking, public toilets and bike hire, and the restored lock-keeper's cottage now houses the Lock 26 Coffee House, for a coffee and a sandwich at weekends. Camping is allowed on the far side of the lock, and paddlers on the blueway from Mullingar often make Coolnahay their goal for the day. Below the harbour, locks 27 to 34 follow one another through quiet farmland on the way to Ballynacargy.
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Lock 26 Coffee House
Café in the restored lock-keeper's cottage at Coolnahay Harbour with tea, coffee, sandwiches and snacks for boaters and greenway users; open at weekends.
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Other sources · Not known “Royal Canal, Coolnahay Harbour” by Colin Park · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Changes: resized and re-encoded -
Other sources · Not known “Coolnahay Bridge and Lock 26” by Royalcanalrunner · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Changes: resized and re-encoded -
Other sources · Not known “The 26th Lock and Coolnahay Harbour on the Royal Canal” by JP · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Changes: resized and re-encoded
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