There is a big sign here that reads as "Grand Canal Docks" but about two years some one managed to modify it to read as "Grand Anal C**ks".


Westmoreland, Buckingham and Camden Locks built in 1796 to act as the entrance from the River Liffey to the Grand Canal, and the original lock-keeper's cottage at Britain Quay, have been declared heritage structures.

The Grand Canal Dock opened in 1796 and originally there were three graving docks used for ship repair. Grand Canal Dock failed as a commercial enterprise because regular and frequent silting at the dock entrance by the Dodder.Also, the dock gates, constructed before steam was fully adopted in marine navigation, were too narrow to allow steam-vessels to enter.