Lough Ree & Mid Shannon in Ireland

Offaly

Laois

The Shannonflowing south enters Lough Ree - The Lake of the Kings - at Lanesborough.

There is enough open water for sailing here and it is the home to the second oldest yacht club in the world, Lough Ree Yacht Club.

Continuing south the river divides County Galway from Laois, Offaly and Westmeath. It flows apace, past Athlone a waterways metropolis, by Clonmacnoise, the ancient monument and pilgrimage site to Lough Derg. En route one many divert to Ballinasloe via the River Suck or to Dublin via Grand Canal.

There is a myriad of things to do ashore. There museums, grat houses and historical sites and festival to visit. Whether you cycle, golf, horse ride or horse race, fish or walk. It´s all here for the visitor.

Finally for the ornithologist there is the Shannon Callows near Banagher, home to thousands of birds winter and summer.