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ireland

All we have at present are tales of the Shannon and Cork

shannon

The non-tidal navigable Shannon provides over 150 miles from Killaloe (just upstream from Limerick) to Carrick-on-Shannon (towards Sligo in the north) of magnificent sailing waters. There are loughs (L. Derg is the largest at 35 miles long and 10 miles wide in places), wide open, slow moving gently winding rivers (better than the best of Norfolk Broads), cosy little sheltered harbours, riverside quays with facilities; cattle watching you from riverside flood meadows; reeds and rushes providing shelter for waterfowl; always rounded emerald hills in the distance; 10 bridges (one swing, others with at least 15' headroom), 5 locks (12m fall in the 150 miles, and all manned costing £1.50 to pass), shops and pubs at the waterside villages or where roads cross the river.

west cork

Thanks to the initiative of Roy Harper (Lady Eleanor – 93), a Welsh/Irish flotilla of four Shrimpers was able to get together and enjoy some of the beautiful coast in Southwest Ireland. Roy had received strong support from Martyn & Jane Todd (Betsy - 459) and from old campaigners Leslie & Jessie Hughes (Blue Chip – 351). A fourth boat (Parvati - 824), based locally and owned by Frank & Jane Hancock, joined us in Castletownshend, more on a new web page or print out using Adobe Acrobat by clicking here.