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Harbour Co. Galway

Kilbeg Pier

A short pier on the east shore at the narrows, once a call of the Galway–Cong steamers and now used mostly by anglers.

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About this mooring

Short pier at the narrows, a steamer call until 1914 and now used mainly by anglers. No information on depth, berths or visitor rules.

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No published time limit at the piers

Lough Corrib is not a Waterways Ireland navigation: there is no published time limit at the piers. Anglers and the cruise boats use them too, so keep landing steps and departure berths clear. The navigation, from IWAI Corrib

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About Kilbeg Pier

Kilbeg Pier runs a short way out into the lake on the east shore, at the narrowest point of Lough Corrib, with Knockferry directly across the water. Kilbeg is among the places on the shore named in the 1859 navigation award, and in the days of the lake steamers it was a regular call: the St Patrick stopped here on its runs between Wood Quay in Galway and Cong until 1914. Today the pier is quiet, used mostly by anglers and the odd pleasure boat. Headford, 26 km north of Galway, is the nearest town; its boating harbour proper is Greenfields, further up the shore. Annaghkeen Castle, perhaps the oldest of the castles around the lake, also faces the water on this side. We know of no services ashore, so treat Kilbeg as a calm-weather stop and check the depth before you come alongside.

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  • Fishing

    Brown trout and salmon angling

    Lough Corrib is wild brown trout and salmon water: the salmon season opens on 1 February, trout on 15 February, and both close on 30 September. Fáilte Ireland suggests a local guide for a first visit, because of the lake's size and its underwater hazards.

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  • Heritage

    Annaghkeen Castle

    A square keep of rough local limestone with walls six feet thick, facing the lake on the Headford shore; it may be the oldest of the Corrib's castles.

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≈ distances are computed along the water, not along the marked channel. Times are our estimate: 7.5 km/h and 15 minutes a lock.