Carrick-on-Shannon
Irish name: Cora Droma Rúisc
Also part of: Boyle River, Lough Key & Lough Allen, Shannon–Erne Waterway
Leitrim’s county town and the hire-boat capital of the Shannon, with town moorings, two hire bases, a riverside boardwalk and plenty of food and music.
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- Shore power
- Pump-out
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Carrick-on-Shannon town quay
PublicQuay wall · open to all boats
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Max. stay: Shannon rule: up to 5 days in a row, or 7 days in a month, all year unless you have a winter mooring.
Public quay on the town side by the bridge, close to pubs, shops and the Waterways Ireland service block.
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Riverside boardwalk moorings
PublicFloating jetty · open to all boats
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- Leitrim County Council
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Max. stay: Shannon rule: up to 5 days in a row, or 7 days in a month, all year unless you have a winter mooring.
Leitrim County Council’s public marina: floating moorings along the riverside boardwalk in the town centre, rebuilt in 2021.
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Le Boat Carrick-on-Shannon base
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- Le Boat (Emerald Star)
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Hire base marina of Le Boat (Emerald Star): berths for its own fleet, not for visiting boats.
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Carrickcraft Carrick-on-Shannon marina
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- Carrickcraft
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Carrickcraft’s hire base marina, in use since 1970: berths for its own fleet, not for visiting boats.
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Carrick-on-Shannon Boat Club
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The town’s boat club; we do not know whether it takes visiting boats, so ask first.
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Mooring limit: 5 days in a row, 7 days a month
Public moorings on the Shannon Navigation and the Shannon–Erne Waterway: at the same public harbour for at most 5 days in a row, or 7 days in total in any month, all year round. A longer stay in winter (1 November to 31 March) needs a winter mooring from Waterways Ireland. Boater information from Waterways Ireland
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- Itineraries that stop here
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- Carrick-on-Shannon to Lough Key, Boyle and Lough Allen
- Carrick-on-Shannon, Lough Key and Boyle: an easy week
- Carrick-on-Shannon to Leitrim and Drumshanbo short break
- Carrick-on-Shannon to Athlone and Lough Ree
- Carrick-on-Shannon to Portumna one way
- Carrick-on-Shannon to Belturbet on the Shannon–Erne Waterway
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About Carrick-on-Shannon
Carrick-on-Shannon, a chartered borough since 1607 and Leitrim’s county town, is often called the marina capital of Ireland. Le Boat, which also trades as Emerald Star, and Carrickcraft, whose first marina opened here in 1970, both run their bases from the town marina. Visiting boats use the town quay and the floating moorings along the riverside boardwalk, and the Waterways Ireland service block has toilets, showers, a pump-out, shore power and a slipway. The 1846 bridge leads across to Cortober on the Roscommon bank, where the station has trains to Dublin and Sligo. Ashore are supermarkets, a Thursday farmers’ market, pubs with music and several of the county’s award-winning restaurants. Look into the tiny Costello Memorial Chapel and The Dock arts centre in the old courthouse, and expect crowds for the summer rowing regatta and the June carnival.
Eat & drink
The Oarsman
Award-winning family gastropub on Bridge Street, a short walk from the quay; dinner Tuesday to Saturday, lunch Thursday to Saturday.
+353 71 962 1733 theoarsman.com (opens another website)Things to do 7
- Heritage
Costello Memorial Chapel
A tiny chapel of just 18 m², said to be the second smallest in the world, built by Edward Costello in memory of his wife.
- Attraction
The Dock arts centre
Leitrim’s main arts centre in the riverside 19th-century courthouse: theatre, three galleries and a design shop; open Monday to Saturday.
Website (opens another website) - Walk
Carrick heritage walk
A signposted history walk from the Tourist Office in the old Barrel Store on the quay, past the Town Hall and the Costello Chapel up to Gallows Hill; ask for the printed guide.
- Festival
Carrick-on-Shannon Regatta
Rowing Ireland’s summer regatta on the town reach, in July or early August; expect navigation and mooring restrictions on the day, so read the marine notices.
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Carrickcraft Carrick-on-Shannon
Carrickcraft’s original base, opened in 1970, with self-drive cruisers for the Shannon and the Shannon–Erne Waterway.
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Le Boat Carrick-on-Shannon
Le Boat’s Shannon base (also trading as Emerald Star), with cruisers for 2 to 12 people from April to October; it also sells Smart Cards.
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Moon River
Family-run river cruises from Carrick on an enclosed, heated cruiser, with a bar and live music on evening trips.
+353 71 962 1777 moonriver.ie (opens another website)
Services
- Toilets
- Showers
- Pump-out
- Shore power
- Slipway
Pump-outs, showers and shore power at Waterways Ireland harbours are paid with a Waterways Ireland Smart Card. About the Smart Card
Cryan’s Hotel
Family-run hotel on the quay with a riverside restaurant, a bar with a lunchtime carvery and the Boat House Café by the water.
+353 71 967 2066 cryanshotel.ie (opens another website)Neighbours by water
- Cootehall Boyle River, Lough Key & Lough Allen
- Leitrim Village Shannon–Erne Waterway
- Jamestown
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- Killarcan Lock Open now · closes 20:00 Shannon–Erne Waterway
- Battlebridge Lock Next opening Sat, 31 Oct at 09:30 Boyle River, Lough Key & Lough Allen
- Tirmactiernan Lock Open now · closes 20:00 Shannon–Erne Waterway
≈ distances are computed along the water, not along the marked channel. Times are our estimate: 7.5 km/h and 15 minutes a lock. Check the Waterways Ireland marine notices
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Other sources · Not known “Carrick-on-Shannon Bridge at dusk” by Jonjobaker · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Changes: resized and re-encoded
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