Heritage & Culture 6 Nights | South

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Banagher Marina

Banagher to Victoria Lock - Meelick: Cruising time approximately 40 minutesApprox 1hr 15m from Shannonbridge

Banagher Town centre
Supervalu supermarket
Childrens playground
Outdoor Swimming Pool at the Shannon Bank Park
Pitch n Putt Golf Course
SUP/Kayak Rentals
JJ Hough's Singing Pub
Bars/Restaurants/Cafes/Takeaways

Links

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Meelick Quay

Lock: Victoria at Meelick: Check opening times of Lock

Stop off at Meelick Quay or Victoria lock and visit the new Meelick walkway which links Galway and Offaly over the rivers weir.

Night 1

Portumna Castle Harbour

Castle Harbour to Mountshannon: Cruising time approximately 2 hours 15 minutes

Portumna Castle Harbour
Portumna Castle and Gardens
Portumna Forest Park
Portumna Workhouse
Portumna Castle Tea Rooms CaToCa
De Bourgos Bike Hire
Silk Studio
Cottage Store (antiques and mid-century furniture)

Choice of pubs restaurants, cafes and takeaways:

Ferry Inn Restaurant
Modena Restaurant
Beehive Café and Pizzeria
O’Meara’s Bar & Restaurant

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Mountshannon Harbour

Mountshannon to Garrykennedy: Cruising time approximately 40 minutes

Stop at Mountshannon – HolyIsland is recognised as one of the foremost monastic sites in Ireland. Take a guided tour arranged by Gerard Madden, the local historian and author. Daily tours depart from Mountshannon pier from April to September ( weather permitting). Shop at Callura Pottery

Night 2

Garrykennedy

Garrykennedy to Scarriff: Cruising time approximately 1 hour 20 minutes

Larkins Pub & Restaurant Picturesque little pub on the banks of lough Derg. Larkins is over 300 years old and is as typical and idyllic an Irish scene as any you'll see
BBQ Area

Scarriff Marina

Scarriff to Killaloe: Cruising time approximately 1 hour 30 minutes

Wilde Irish Chocolate factory
McKerna Woollen Mills
Art at the Park
Lough Derg Craft trail ( Clay people,
St Cronan’s 10th Century Church
Nuala’s Bar & Restaurant

Night 4

Killaloe

Killaloe to Dromineer: Cruising time approximately 2 hour 30 minutes

Joined by a 13-arch stone bridge to its twin town of Ballina, Killaloe village is a network of charming narrow streets, flanked by old shops and houses that climb up the steep hillside and down over the 13th Century Cathedral.

St Flannan’s Cathedral
Brian Boru Heritage Centre
Lynn Kenny Artist
Self-guided picturesque looped walks / Killaloe Historic Town Walk
St Flannan’s well and Killaloe Canal
Lakeside Hotel for food and wine
Tuscany Bistro
Goosers Bar & Restaurant

Stop

Dromineer

Dromineer to Terryglass: Cruising time approximately 2 hours

Lough Derg House and The Lake Cafe is a cafe and guesthouse in the village of Dromineer on the shores of Lough Derg - Very friendly and well worth a stop for breakfast or lunch

Night 5

Terryglass Marina

Terryglass to Portumna bridge : Cruising time approximately 30 minutes

Watermark ski club
Wakeboarding & Waterskiing
Lough Derg Watersports - Experience Kayaking & canoeing on the beautiful Lough Derg with friends
The Derg Inn Bar & Restaurant
Paddy's Bar & Restaurant
BBQ Area