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Town Co. Galway

Oughterard

Uachtar Ard

The Corrib's main angling town on the west shore, with a public pier from which Corrib Cruises sail to Inchagoill and Cong.

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Oughterard Pier

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About this mooring

The town's lake pier, about 2 km from the square; listed by Fáilte Ireland among the upper Corrib's public quays, and the departure point for Corrib Cruises' sailings to Inchagoill and Cong. No information on visitor berths or services.

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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 Oughterard

Oughterard, on the Owenriff River and the N59 about 26 km north-west of Galway, is known as the chief angling centre on Lough Corrib and holds a four-day fishing festival every May. Its lake pier, described as new in the 1859 navigation award, lies about 2 km from the town square, and Fáilte Ireland lists it among the upper Corrib's public quays. From mid-June Corrib Cruises sail from here at noon on four days a week, calling at Inchagoill on the way to Cong and back. About 1,850 people lived in the town in 2022. Aughnanure Castle, the O'Flahertys' tower house above the Drimneen River, is 3.5 km away off the Galway road and open from late February to mid-November, and 6 km out along the Glann road Currarevagh House, run by one family for 130 years, has its own lake shore.

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  • Heritage

    Aughnanure Castle

    The O'Flahertys' late-medieval stronghold on a rock above the Drimneen River, the best-preserved tower house in Connemara; guided tours, adult €5, open until 18 November in 2026.

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  • Boat trip

    Cruise to Inchagoill and Cong

    Corrib Cruises' summer sailing from Oughterard Pier at noon on Wednesdays, Thursdays and weekends, with a stop on Inchagoill on the way to Cong and back.

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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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