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The long stone quay at Meelick runs beside the calm Shannon, which mirrors a blue sky and white clouds above flat green fields.
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Village Co. Galway

Meelick

Míleac

A quiet Galway hamlet just above Victoria Lock, with a quay, a weir walk across the Shannon and a Franciscan church founded in 1414 and still in use.

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Meelick Quay

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Quay wall · open to all boats

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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

Quay on the Galway bank just above Victoria Lock; no facilities.

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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 Meelick

Meelick’s quay on the Galway bank, a short way above Victoria Lock, is a peaceful place to stop, and Le Boat suggests it for the first night when you leave Portumna late; there are no facilities or restaurants near it, so bring what you need. The village grew at one of the few points where the Shannon could be forded, which is why a de Burgo castle, a Martello tower and the Keelogue battery once watched over the crossing. St Francis’ Church began as a Franciscan friary after papal approval in 1414 and still holds services; local tradition calls it the oldest Catholic church in Ireland in continuous use. The weir walkway, part of the Hymany Way, crosses the river to Victoria Lock. Anglers come for salmon, trout and coarse fish.

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  • Heritage

    St Francis’ Church, Meelick

    Former Franciscan friary church, approved by the Pope in 1414 and still used for services; the ruins of the friary and a small mill lie alongside.

  • Walk

    Hymany Way

    Long-distance waymarked trail from Portumna Bridge to Ballygar (about 98 km), part of the Beara–Breifne Way; it passes Meelick and crosses the weir. Good for a short stretch along the river from the quay.

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  • Fishing

    Angling at Meelick

    The wide, island-studded river around the weir is known for salmon and brown trout, with a small spring run from April and summer fish from mid-June; check licence rules before fishing.

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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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