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Junction Co. Longford

Longford Junction (Cloonsheerin)

Where the dry Longford branch leaves the main line: a 30 m visitor jetty since 2024 and a greenway on foot or by bike into Longford town.

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  • Permit needed
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Longford Junction visitor jetty

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Public jetty · open to all boats

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Waterways Ireland
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About this mooring

Max. stay: Up to 5 days at the same place with a Combined Mooring and Passage permit (canal bye-laws); longer stays need an Extended Mooring permit

30 m visitor jetty at the junction with the Longford branch, installed by Waterways Ireland and first used in August 2024; greenway link to Longford town.

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Permit needed: up to 5 days at one public mooring

Every boat on the canals and the Barrow needs a Waterways Ireland permit on display. The yearly Combined Mooring and Passage permit allows up to 5 days at any one public mooring; visiting boats can get a free 31-day permit once a year. Permits from Waterways Ireland

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About Longford Junction (Cloonsheerin)

At Cloonsheerin, just before Killashee, the main line meets the Longford branch, which once carried boats about 8 km into Longford town. The branch is closed to navigation and has no water in it, a dam across its mouth now carries the greenway, and rewatering it remains one of the IWAI's aims. After a campaign by the IWAI, Waterways Ireland installed a 30 m visitor jetty at the junction; one of the few remaining Royal Canal barges was the first boat to tie up there in August 2024. It makes a good target for a two-day trip up from the Shannon when the wind makes the river unpleasant. From the jetty the branch greenway leads into Longford, where St Mel's Cathedral has been restored after a fire in 2009. Crossover Bridge, just before the junction, once let towing horses change banks for the run to Longford.

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  • Cycling

    Longford branch greenway

    Walking and cycling path along the dry Longford branch of the canal, about 8 km from the junction into Longford town and its railway station.

  • Heritage

    St Mel's Cathedral, Longford

    The cathedral of Longford town by John Benjamin Keane, extensively restored after the fire of 2009.

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