Editing Lisburn (section)

=== Inland waterways ===
The [[Lagan Canal]] passes through Lisburn. This connected the port of Belfast to [[Lough Neagh]], reaching Lisburn in 1763 (although the full route to Lough Neagh was not complete until 1793). Prior to [[World War II]] the canal was an important transportation route for goods, averaging over 307,000 tons of coal per year in the 1920s. Following competition from road transport, the canal was formally closed to navigation in 1958, and grew derelict. A short stretch and lock in front of Lisburn Council offices was restored to use in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lagancanaltrust.org/lock12.html|title=Lagan Canal Trust|publisher=Lagan Canal Trust|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103172004/http://www.lagancanaltrust.org/lock12.html|archive-date=3 January 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>