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Lock Co. Leitrim

Ballyduff Lock

Lock 7, a sturdy stone lock with a slipway, where the Blueway’s waterside path to Aghoo Bridge begins.

  • 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 09:00–17:34
Mon, 2 Nov 09:00–17:32
Tue, 3 Nov 09:00–17:30
Wed, 4 Nov 09:00–17:29
Thu, 5 Nov 09:00–17:27

Notice: Self-operated with a Waterways Ireland Smart Card (1 unit a lock) at the console beside the lock. Nearest patroller listed by Waterways Ireland: Ballinamore, +353 87 260 2478. 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

Call 112 or 999 and ask for the Coast Guard. Both numbers work in Ireland and in Northern Ireland.

About Ballyduff Lock

Ballyduff is the second lock of the descent towards the Erne and the first after the chain of small lakes below Castlefore. Waterways Ireland lists a slipway here, the only service at the lock, which makes it a handy launch point for small boats and canoes. It is also a trailhead: a Blueway walking and cycling path runs from Ballyduff along the water to Aghoo Bridge, past forest, farmland and a golf course. Paddlers can follow the canalised river for 3.6 km to Ballinamore marina in a little over an hour, a gentle stretch rated for beginners. By boat the town is only a short run away, with lock 6 just beyond its marina.

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Neighbours by water

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  • Castlefore Lock ≈ 5.5 km · ≈ 1 h Open now · closes 20:00
  • Aghoo Lock ≈ 7.7 km · 2 locks · ≈ 2 h 15 min Open now · closes 20:00
  • Keshcarrigan ≈ 8.3 km · 1 lock · ≈ 2 h

≈ 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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