Grand Canal Company Barge 72M #38

Join us while we take a look at this old Grand Canal Company barge 72M. All the barges were 60 foot barges and were numbered by the Grand Canal Company. The M signified that it was a motor powered barge rather than a horse drawn barge.

Ronnie & Mary bought their barge when it was just a rusting hull,
in Ringsend Basin in Dublin. Over the next four years they set about making it into a floating home.

Ronny and Mary recall some humorous moments during their long boating life and especially around the restoration of 72M.

Check out our new shop at www.driftwood.tv/shop where you get your hands on our book 'Driftwood from the Shannon to the Marne' the humorous account of our first ever venture into the sea, and on to the French inland waterways.

The heritage boat association's website is available at http://www.heritageboatassociation.ie...

The Inland waterways association of Ireland has a very informative website www.iwai.ie

The Royal Canal Amenity Group was instrumental in getting Ireland's Royal canal restored to navigation. Their website is www.royalcanal.ie

This video was filmed on a Samsung S6 phone
An Eliphone P9000
Drone: DJI Saprk
And GoPro Session 4
Edited using iMovies

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Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
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I Found an Answer by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
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'As we go' by the 1263rs

'The Place Inside' by Silent Partner

'Walk with me' by Silent Partner

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