Editing Galway (section)

====Waterways====
The [[River Corrib]] is by far the most important waterway in Galway and a number of canals and channels were built above and through the city. The purposes of these to divert and control the water from the river, to harness its power and to provide a navigable route to the sea.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.galway.net/galwayguide/history/waterways/ |title=Waterways of Galway;&nbsp;– Galway Guide |publisher=Galway.net |access-date=12 August 2010}}</ref>  Of these, there were two major schemes&nbsp;– one between 1848 and 1858 and the other during the 1950s. The canals provided a power source for Galway and were the location of the first industries in the mid-19th century. The Eglinton Canal provided a navigation from the sea (at the [[Claddagh|Claddagh Basin]]) to the navigable part of the river (above the Salmon Weir Bridge). Most of the mills are still used today for various purposes; for instance, the [[University of Galway]] still uses a [[water turbine]] for electricity generation for their building on Nun's Island.

Currently, there are four bridges across the Corrib. Following the southward flow of the river these are, from the north: the Quincentennial Bridge, the Salmon Weir Bridge, the William O'Brien Bridge and the Wolfe Tone Bridge. There are plans for a fifth bridge as part of the Galway City Outer Bypass project. The Clare River flows from the North of the County Galway, through [[Tuam]], [[Claregalway]] into [[Lough Corrib]].