Transport

Good use has been made of the River Barrow over the centuries for the transportation of goods and it was one reason for the early fortifications being located here. Up until 1960 the Barrow Navigation provided a regular transport link for heavy goods and although it has been closed for over 45 years the system of locks ahs been maintained and now provides an attraction for boating holidays.

Over the coming years Carlow will see the development of a new motorway through the county, the turning of the sod only carried out in the past dew months. Trains are proving popular once again now that the county is experiencing the commuter culture but unfortunately too late for the Tullow railway which has been completely removed.

One of the great legacies to modern transport lies with Carlow man William Dargan, who during the mid nineteenth century constructed more than a 1,000 miles of Irish railway. Much of it the lies are still in use and nationally in his honour the new transport system in Dublin City, LUAS named its impressive bridge in Dundrum after him.

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