Boat hire
Silverline Cruisers has hired out boats from the marina in Banagher, on the Middle Shannon between Lough Derg and Clonmacnoise, for more than 50 years. Its eleven cruisers sleep from 2 to 12 people, with short breaks from three nights.
From the company’s own hire terms, checked on 23 Oct 2026. Terms change, so confirm them when you book.
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Where the boats are. Each base is a stop in the guide, with its moorings and what is ashore.
Middle Shannon & River Suck
Cruiser hire at Banagher marina, in business for some 50 years; short breaks from three nights.
The Marina, Banagher, Co. Offaly, R42 TW99
+353 57 915 1112 Base website (opens another website)
Also hiring here: Carrickcraft
Day-by-day routes with distances, locks and cruising times, ready to open in the trip planner.
Six nights from Banagher up the quiet Middle Shannon to Shannonbridge, Clonmacnoise and Athlone, with a detour up the River Suck to Ballinasloe on the way back.
Easy Round trip
Photo: Jonjobaker · CC BY-SA 4.0
A week from Banagher down through Meelick and Portumna onto Lough Derg, with nights at Terryglass, Dromineer, Killaloe, Mountshannon and Portumna before the run home.
Moderate Round trip
Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0
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