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The tail of Kilclare Lower Lock (Lock 11) seen from the canal below, with stone wing walls, closed gates and grassy banks topped by a wooden fence.
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Lock Co. Leitrim

Kilclare Lower Lock

Lock 11, the bottom of the three-lock Kilclare flight that lifts the waterway to its summit.

  • 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 09:00–17:35
Mon, 2 Nov 09:00–17:33
Tue, 3 Nov 09:00–17:31
Wed, 4 Nov 09:00–17:29
Thu, 5 Nov 09:00–17:28

Notice: Self-operated with a Waterways Ireland Smart Card (1 unit a lock) at the console beside the lock. Waterways Ireland patroller for the Kilclare area: +353 87 260 3663. 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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About Kilclare Lower Lock

The Kilclare flight is the steepest part of the climb from the Shannon: three locks, numbered 11, 10 and 9 from the bottom, follow one another within a few hundred metres and lift boats to the summit level around Lough Scur. Lower Lock is the first of them for boats coming from Leitrim. Each lock is a separate passage with its own Smart Card unit, so the flight costs three units in each direction. Lock 11 itself is not part of the winter 2026–27 works, but the two locks above it close for maintenance from 2 November 2026, which cuts the through route for about three months: check the marine notices before you plan a crossing.

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Neighbours by water

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  • Kilclare ≈ 0.9 km · 1 lock · ≈ 30 min
  • Newbrook Lock ≈ 1.3 km · 1 lock · ≈ 35 min Open now · closes 20:00
  • Drumduff Lock ≈ 1.7 km · 2 locks · ≈ 1 h Open now · closes 20:00

≈ 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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