In the early 1800s a passage-boat left Clonsilla every morning at 9.30 and reached the Rye Aqueduct at 9.55.
A first class cabin for this trip cost 10d. (Ten old pennies)
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Here is an old document describing a journey taken on a Canal Fly Boat around 1813.
Examine the document and find out how fast a Fly Boat could go.
