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The stone chamber and steel gates of Ballyconnell Lock (Lock 2), seen through the arch of the bridge that spans the end of the lock.
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Lock Co. Cavan

Ballyconnell Lock

Lock 2 just below Ballyconnell, beside a short white-water course for experienced paddlers.

  • Open now · closes 20:00
  • Smart Card lock

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Lock times

Open now · closes 20:00 Self-operated with a Smart Card

Today – Sat, 31 Oct 09:00–20:00
Sun, 1 Nov 09:00–17:33
Mon, 2 Nov 09:00–17:31
Tue, 3 Nov 09:00–17:29
Wed, 4 Nov 09:00–17:27
Thu, 5 Nov 09:00–17:26

Notice: Self-operated with a Waterways Ireland Smart Card (1 unit a lock) at the console beside the lock. Waterways Ireland patroller for Ballyconnell: +353 87 260 3662. Lifejackets must be worn at the lock (Marine Notice 35/2026).

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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In an emergency 112 999

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About Ballyconnell Lock

Ballyconnell Lock lies less than a kilometre below the town moorings and is the second-last lock before the Erne. Next to it the river has been shaped into a 600 m white-water course with Grade 2 rapids, standing waves, eddies and rocks, great sport for proficient canoeists and kayakers but no place for beginners. Below the lock the canalised Woodford River runs for about 5 km to Corraquill, with the border between Cavan and Fermanagh never far away. The patroller for the Ballyconnell area answers on +353 87 260 3662, and the lock is worked with one Smart Card unit like all the others on the line.

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    Ballyconnell white-water course

    A 600 m Grade 2 white-water course beside lock 2, built for proficient paddlers; not suitable for novices.

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≈ distances are computed along the water, not along the marked channel. Times are our estimate: 5 km/h and 20 minutes a lock. Check the Waterways Ireland marine notices

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