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Holiday homes and a large stone-fronted building line the shore at Drumshanbo, seen across the open water of Lough Allen under a blue sky.
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Town Co. Leitrim

Drumshanbo

Droim Seanbhó

The canal-head town at the foot of Lough Allen, with Waterways Ireland moorings, a jetty on Acres Lake, a floating boardwalk, the Shed Distillery and a week of traditional music each July.

  • Public
  • Shore power
  • Pump-out
  • Not yet checked: berths, water, fuel and price

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Drumshanbo marina

Public

Marina · open to all boats

Current availability unknown

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Operator
Waterways Ireland
Shore power
Yes
Pump-out
Yes

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About this mooring

Max. stay: Up to 5 days in a row or 7 days in a month, all year unless you have a winter mooring

Waterways Ireland moorings at the canal head with a service block: toilets, showers, laundry, pump-out and shore power on the Smart Card.

Shore power and water are usually switched off from November to March.

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Acres Lake jetty

Public

Public jetty · open to all boats

Current availability unknown

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About this mooring

Max. stay: Up to 5 days in a row or 7 days in a month, all year unless you have a winter mooring

Jetty for cruisers at the Acres Lake amenity area, next to the floating boardwalk, playground and outdoor pool.

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Mooring limit: 5 days in a row, 7 days a month

Public moorings on the Shannon Navigation and the Shannon–Erne Waterway: at the same public harbour for at most 5 days in a row, or 7 days in total in any month, all year round. A longer stay in winter (1 November to 31 March) needs a winter mooring from Waterways Ireland. Boater information from Waterways Ireland

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Call 112 or 999 and ask for the Coast Guard. Both numbers work in Ireland and in Northern Ireland.

About Drumshanbo

Drumshanbo stands at the southern tip of Lough Allen under Sliabh an Iarainn, the Iron Mountain, and grew up on the iron trade of the 17th century. Boats arrive through Acres Lake, where a jetty by the lakeside amenity area serves the outdoor pool, the playground and the start of Ireland’s first floating boardwalk, a 600 m walk that leads onto the Shannon Blueway. Waterways Ireland’s marina at the canal head has a service block with toilets, showers, laundry, a pump-out and shore power. The town has traditional pubs and shops, and the Shed Distillery, maker of Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, runs tours with a café and bar in a former jam factory on the Carrick road. Every July the Joe Mooney Summer School fills the streets with classes, concerts and sessions of traditional music, song and dance. The Arigna Mining Experience is a short drive away.

Things to do 4

  • Walk

    Acres Lake Boardwalk

    Ireland’s first floating boardwalk, 600 m out over Acres Lake and the start of the Shannon Blueway trail to Battlebridge.

    Website
  • Attraction

    The Shed Distillery

    Home of Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin and Connacht’s first whiskey in over a century: guided tours with tastings, a café, a bar in a botanical glasshouse and a shop.

    Website
  • Festival

    Joe Mooney Summer School

    A week of traditional music, song and dance every July, with classes for all levels, concerts, céilís and sessions every night.

    Website
  • Museum

    Arigna Mining Experience

    Underground tours of an old coal mine led by former miners, with exhibitions and a café; open daily, by road.

    Website

Services

  • Toilets Waterways Ireland
  • Showers Smart Card · Waterways Ireland
  • Laundry Waterways Ireland
  • Pump-out Smart Card · Waterways Ireland
  • Shore power Smart Card · summer only · Waterways Ireland

Pump-outs, showers and shore power at Waterways Ireland harbours are paid with a Waterways Ireland Smart Card. About the Smart Card

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Neighbours by water

  • Drumshanbo Lock ≈ 0.9 km · ≈ 10 min Next opening Sat, 31 Oct at 09:30
  • Drumleague Lock ≈ 4.7 km · ≈ 40 min Next opening Sat, 31 Oct at 09:30
  • Battlebridge Lock ≈ 7.4 km · 1 lock · ≈ 1 h 15 min Next opening Sat, 31 Oct at 09:30
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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. Check the Waterways Ireland marine notices

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