Wood or stone construction to support a structure

A bridge which carries the canal over a river, or creek.

A curved structure of wood serving as a support.

A widening of the canal channel creating an area large enough to allow boats to turn around. Usually also the location of docks for loading and unloading boats.

The canal bank opposite the tow path.

The front of the boat.

The boat crew member who worked at the bow of the boat, and handled the lines during docking and locking.

A structure designed to allow traffic to cross over the canal.

An acute infectious disease caused by strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Frequently found in fecal-contaminated food and water. Effecting the intestines, causing diarrhea, severe fluid and electrolyte loss, and, if untreated, death.

The total unsupported distance between two supports of a structure.

Irish immigrants who originally hailed from Cork County in Ireland

A timber box, built log cabin-style, filled with stone.

A structure created to allow water to pass beneath the canal

A wall built across a river to allow water to deepen on the upstream side. Used to create a water storage reservoir for the canal.

A large area attached to the canal, from which all water could be drained. Used in the building and repair of canal boats.

An earth wall constructed to contain or exclude water.

Irish immigrants who originally hailed from Ulster County in Ireland.

A short canal used to link the canal to a source of water

A timber wall, forming the side of a structure.

A flood.

A pair of watertight doors at each end of the lock, which can be closed to allow the water in the lock to raise or lower to meet the upstream or downstream level.

The removal of all trees, stumps, plants and rocks.

Anyone of Irish descent.

The body of water between two locks.

The distance between upper and lower water levels in a lock.

Any rope used on a canal boat.

An enclosed section of a canal with gates at each end, used for raising and lowering boats from one level to another by admitting, or releasing, water.

An infectious disease characterized by cycles of chills, fever, and sweating, caused by the parasitic infection of red blood cells by a protozoan which is transmitted by the bite of an infected female mosquito.

The resulting sterile offspring of the crossing of a female horse and a male donkey.

Laborers, especially those employed in construction or excavation projects.

A passenger boat used on the canal.

The cross section of the canal excavation

The recess in which a lock gate pivots.

The nickname for a mule used by many drivers.

The artificial body of water that builds behind a dam.

A small door in a lock gate that is opened to allow water to enter, or leave, the lock.

The large, paddle-shaped structure at the stern of the boat which was used to steer.

The crew member who steered the boat.

The rear end of the boat, where the rudder was located.

The highest point along a watercourse.

The long arm at the top of the rudder used to steer the boat.

The bank alongside the canal upon which the horses or mules used to pull canal boats walk.

Irish immigrants who originally hailed from Ulster County in Ireland.

A structure to allow overflowing water to escape from the canal.