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| Newry Canal &Buttercrane Shopping Centre |
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| For more information concerning Buttercrane Shooping Centre visit them on the web at www.buttercraneshopping.co.uk |
| The shopping centre is built on the site of the orginal butter crane constructed by Lord Kilmorey in 1808. It was used for hoisting casks of butter collected from many centres along the canal. When the Newry Canal opened in 1742 it was the first commercial canal in Ireland and stretched for 18 miles to Lough Neagh. In recent times the Victoria Lock, south of the town has been reconstructed and proposals are being drawn up to reopen the canal from New Street to Lough Neagh. |