The Moneypennys were lock keepers for 85 years and operated the lock gates. They also took note of the barges, which passed through the lock carrying a great variety of cargoes including linen cloth, farm produce, coal, grain and flax seed. However, with the growth of the railway network, the use of the Newry Canal began to decline and the last known commercial journey through lock was in 1936.
Moneypenny's Lock House is an important site on the Newry-Portadown Canal. A visitor to the site can capture the life of a lock keeper and the lightermen who operated the locks on the canal. A bothy and stables can also be found on site, where the lightermen and their horses could break their journey.
Open Sat/Sun/Bank holidays
April to Sep:
2 - 5pm
Contact:
Moneypenny's is 4 km from Portadown town centre via the newry Canal Waymarked Way.
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Tel: 028 3834 1635
