H2olidays

Ballinamore

Ireland (Locaboat)

Ballinamore Locaboat base
The Marina
Ballinamore
Co Leitrim
Ireland

Starting out formalities
departure days between 2 and 6 pm.

Boarding
As soon as the boat is ready. In case of a late arrival. The handover might take place the following morning.

Travel information

By car
Rosslare (294 km)
Dublin Northwall (220 km)
Dun Laoghair (232 km)
Michelin map n° 405
Michelin Green Guide Ireland
Shannon Erne Waterway Users Guide (English and German)

By plane
Dublin airport (210 km)
Shannon airport (260 km)
Belfast airport (180 km)
Website for public bus transport: www.buseireann.ie

By train
Carrick on Shannon station (30 km): www.irishrail.ie

Parking
undercover, not guarded, 42 € / week; enclosed, free

Car hire
Hertz Dublin airport tel.: 353 (0) 18 44 54 66
Hertz Sligo tel.: 353 (0) 71 91 60 111
Avis Sligo tel.: 353 (0) 71 91 68 386

Bed and Breakfast
Hamill’s B&B (Ballinamore) tel.: 353 (0) 71 96 44 211
Buille Toll B&B tel.: 353 (0) 71 96 45 190
Glenview Guesthouse tel.: 353 (0) 71 96 44 157 - Fax: 353 (0) 71 96 44 814
Riversdale Farm Guesthouse tel.: 353 (0) 71 96 44 122 - Fax: 353 (0) 71 96 44 813

Pubs
Prior’s Pub tel.: 353 (0) 71 96 44 574 or 44 586
Siopa Ol, Smith’s Pub tel.: 353 (0) 71 96 44 955
The Moo Wine bar tel.: 353 (0) 71 96 45 010 and many more...

Restaurants
Siopa Ol, Smith’s Restaurant tel.: 353 (0) 71 96 44 955
Juliano’s italian Restaurant tel.: 353 (0) 71 96 42 698
Canal View Restaurant tel.: 353 (0) 71 96 42 404

Banks
at Ballinamore closed Saturday and Sunday. ATM

Post office
at Ballinamore closed Sunday and Wednesday afternoon.

Shops
Ballinamore Supermarket , 200m from the base open 7/7, 8am-9pm.
Tesco : 500 m from the base 7/7, 8am-10pm.

Taxis
Michael Sherkle tel.: 353 (0) 87 93 431 34
Wright (Minibus) tel.: 353 (0) 86 83 499 49 or 353 (0) 86 82 98 920
Abbey Cabs tel.: 353 (0) 87 66 800 66 or 353 (0) 86 25 252 39

Tourist office
Carrick-on-Shannon tel.: 353 (0) 71 96 20 170 - Fax: 353 (0) 71 96 20 089 (open from April to September)
Enniskillen tel.: 44 (0) 28 66 32 31 10 (North Ireland), www.goireland.com or www.ireland.ie

Services at base
WC and shower according to the opening hours of the base, phone box near the bridge or in Main Street.The base provides towels and tea towels. If you need an adapter you can buy one at the base. Remember to bring your own 12v adapter, there are several models.

Gastronomic specialities
Fish and mutton

Local drinks
Beer, Guinness, Kilkenny and Caffrey’s, Smithwicks.

Special
From Beltubet onwards, the British pound is used.The locks are operated by a magnetic card, sold at the base for 13€.

Fishing
Fishing licence obligatory in Northern Ireland only, on sale at the post office The Forge ( Bait and Tackle, High Street, Phone/fax: 353 (0) 71 96 44 051) rents fishing equipment, cost of equipment starts from 25€ ( deposit).
Salmon, trout,….

To see
Swan Island,Drumcoura City, Ballinamore Genealogy Centre.