This
Past photograph was taken in 1911 and this area of the Sixmilewater river
was known as ' The Cutts ' or ' Corrigan's Cutts ' . The Corrigans who operated
the boats came from the Randalstown Road today this site is Antrim Marina.
Close to this spot out on the Lough Kay Don practised with his speedboat "Miss
England 2" before making an attempt on the waterspeed record in
1931. Between 1820 and 1860 merchant steamboats operated on the lough and
it was possible to sail from Belfast by canals to the lough and then along
the Lower Bann to the North Atlantic sea. In the past Lough Neagh has seen
many great naval battles such as the Anglo-Irish battle of 1643, even the
Vikings at one time controlled the Lough. Now at long last there are once
more cruises on Lough Neagh from various boats.
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