Sarsfield Lock
The lock beside Sarsfield Bridge between Limerick’s city reach and the tidal estuary, worked on a seasonal tide timetable.
- Times vary — see notice
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Lock times
Times vary — see notice Opened by arrangement
| Today | Times vary — see notice |
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| Sat, 31 Oct – Thu, 5 Nov | No set hours — see notice |
Notice: Tidal timetable (2026 dates): one 3-hour window on each operating day, from 1 hour before to 2 hours after the midpoint between high and low water, so the times change daily (see the timetable). Book at least 24 hours ahead: +353 87 797 2998. The next season’s timetable is published as a Waterways Ireland marine notice.
Times are worked out on this device and change with the season: check the notice. Check the Waterways Ireland marine notices
Source of the times · Times checked 23 Oct 2026
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St Michael’s Rowing Club pontoon
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About this mooring
The rowing club’s floating pontoon on O’Callaghan Strand, next to Shannon Bridge, for members’ boats; not a visitor berth.
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About Sarsfield Lock
Sarsfield Lock was built around 1820 to Alexander Nimmo’s design, between Wellesley Pier and Honan’s Quay, and now has steel gates at both ends. Beside it, Sarsfield Bridge opened in 1835 as Wellesley Bridge; its swing span no longer moves, so the lock is the way through. A low weir across the river nearby keeps water in the city reach, and the lock passes boats between that reach and the tidal estuary. It works only in season and to the tide: in 2026 from 13 March to 31 October, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, in a three-hour window around mid-tide. Book at least 24 hours ahead with the lock-keeper (+353 87 797 2998); each year’s timetable appears as a marine notice, and lifejackets are compulsory in the lock. Two old rowing clubs flank the bridge on Shannon Island: Shannon Rowing Club (1866) and Limerick Boat Club (1870).
Services
Limerick Strand Hotel
Four-star riverside hotel on Ennis Road, beside Sarsfield Bridge, with a restaurant, a leisure centre and a 20 m pool.
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- Limerick Docks (Ted Russell Dock)
- Parteen
- Ardnacrusha Locks Closed until Wed 31 Mar 2027
≈ 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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Other sources · Not known “Shannon Rowing Club and lock on the River Shannon” by Gareth James · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Changes: resized and re-encoded -
Other sources · Not known “Sarsfield Bridge and the weir” by Gillfoto · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Changes: resized and re-encoded -
Other sources · Not known “Lock on the Shannon in Limerick” by Gareth James · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Changes: resized and re-encoded -
Other sources · Not known “Sarsfield Bridge” by Jamesanthonyohare · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Changes: resized and re-encoded
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