An Irishman's boating diary
This is or blog or Video Blog. It’s the new format we have moved to instead of the written word we’re now bringing you video. After all a picture says a thousand words. Hope you enjoy them and keep watching for new ones.
In this episode we head to Barley Harbour on Lough Ree. Barley Harbour is off the main navigation and out of bounds to all hire boats because there are a number of obstructions below the water on the approach.
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Come with us as we cruise from Lanesborough heading south on the river Shannon across lough Ree to the village of Lecarrow. With amazing views of Lough Ree in beautiful sunshine as well as the beautiful Lecarrow canal.
Continue reading “Episode #8 Lanesborough to Lecarrow and Lough Ree”
We are on our way to the town of Lanesborough on the northern tip of Lough Res. But first we need to negotiate the lifting span at Rooskey. We have a brief look around the moorings there and also at the Waterways Ireland depot. Then we head into the lock to defend all of about two feet before we can continue on.
Continue reading “Episode #7 Nice bit of cruising through Rooskey and Tarmonbarry”
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In this episode we cruise from Battlebridge on the north of the river Shannon and travel south to the town of Carrick on Shannon. In Carrick on Shannon we take a walk about the town in lovely sunshine and visit some of the sights including the tiny little church of Costello memorial chapel. At just sixteen feet by twelve feet this is the second smallest church in the world. If you want to see a smaller one you will have to travel to the holy land where I’m told you can find one.
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We leave Lough Key after taking a spin about the lake and then cruise along the Boyle river to its junction with the river Shannon and we even cruise a wee bit of canal at Leitrim, before heading back up the river to Battlebridge. One lake, two rivers and a canal, all in one spin. We share the moorings at Leitrim with a small family of swans, just one little signet. I’ll bet they spoil him. Cruising from Leitrim up a particularly pretty piece of river that I like really like.
I take you on a tour around the beautiful Lough Key Forest Park and visit the Fairy Bridge as well as many more if its attractions. This is probably one of the most picturesque locations on the river.
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The trip up the river Shannon to Lough Key takes us along the Boyle river, one of the tributaries of the river Shannon. We cruise through the lake passing Castle Island on the way and we tie up at the public moorings at Lough key Forrest Park.
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We leave a busy harbour at Dromod in glorious sunshine and cruise upriver towards Carrick on Shannon. The scenery is second to none as we cruise through river and lakes along the way. Climb aboard and joins our adventure as we go boating and cruising along the Irish waterways.
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This is our very first video blog, hope you enjoy the trip with us along the river Shannon from Tarmonbarry up river to the town of Dromod. The weather is super and the scenery is just out of this world.
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We have been keeping a boat blog for many years now and today marks a new departure. From here on we will be posting vlogs. That is video blogs, they are more fun for you to enjoy and you get to experience the adventure a bit more. I hope that you will click the subscribe button. That way youtube will let you know when we upload a new video.
This is a short introduction video to our boat blog channel. It’s a Channel about cruising the wonderful Irish waterways, with lots of enjoyable and interesting video for you to relish. It’s our boating vlog and we have lots of videos to watch and more coming out all the time. To check out youtube channel Click Here
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