Abbeyshrule

Abbeyshrule takes its name from the Cistercian abbey whose ruins still stand by the River Inny, and the canal brought it more than a century of trade once the Whitworth Aqueduct had carried the navigation across the river. The aqueduct, about a kilometre from the village, is worth the walk for its views over the Inny valley, and by Scally's Bridge there is a small picnic and angling area. The Tidy Towns volunteers keep the harbour on both sides of Webb's Bridge planted and tidy, with a playground and benches, and Waterways Ireland lists a slipway there. The Rustic Inn, a family-run bar, restaurant and guesthouse on the canal bank, is the place to eat. In dry summers pumps at Abbeyshrule lift water from the Inny to keep the canal topped up further west.