Branches
There are a number of branches off the Grand Canal, some of which have been closed and of these, some subsequently restored and reopened.
- The original main line to Grand Canal Harbour near St. James's Gate in Dublin City (most of the route is now used by the red line Luas). While this section was in use, the canal from Crumlin to the Liffey in Ringsend, which forms part of the current main line, was considered to be a branch.
- Naas/Corbally (navigable to Naas, but a low bridge prevents access to Corbally)
- The Barrow branch, joining the River Barrow at Athy
- Milltown feeder
- The Mountmellick Line, which left the Barrow Line at Monasterevin and passed through Portarlington (abandoned)
- Blackwood feeder (abandoned)
- Lough Boora feeder (abandoned)
- Edenderry
- Kilbeggan (abandoned)
- Ballinasloe (starting on the far side of the River Shannon from Shannon Harbour; abandoned and now used by Bord na Móna industrial railway)
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