Dergie Says Welcome
Hi, my name's Dergie and i'm here to help you have a super holiday on Lough Derg, in Ireland's Shannon Region.
This part of the website provides information on how to go boating on Lough Derg.
Regards Dergie
Mapping
Welcome to the Lough Derg Map section. This section will provide you with detailed tourism information relevent to your location. Please click on the map for specific mapping data and tourism information. Thank You
Day Boat Hire
Why not explore the vast opportunities for pleasure and enjoyment, away from it all, and hire out a boat for a short or more extended stint on Lough Derg?
Whatever your interest on the lake, be it angling, sightseeing, exploring or just simply winding down, you can rent a boat from a number of boat hirers. Check out the details of boat hire from the following:
• Lakeside Holiday Park, Mountshannon Co. Clare. Tel: +353 61 927225 www.lakesideireland.com
• Whelans, Killaloe, Co. Clare. Tel: +353 (0)86 8140559. www.killaloe.ie/whelans Email: whelans@killaloe.ie
• John Collins, Whitegate, Co. Clare. + 353 61 927025.
Bring your own Boat
Be master of your own destiny on this great expanse of waterway and bring your own boat to Lough Derg. What a vista and what opportunities lie ahead!
You can steer your boat easily in uncluttered waters on every stretch of this marvellous lake, situated on one of Europe’s great rivers. Admire the beautiful scenery all around, do a bit of angling or watersports – whatever takes your fancy.
And drop into one of the many wonderful towns and villages along the shoreline and sample the atmosphere and warmth of the people.
For those who would like to bring their own craft to Lough Derg, there are excellent launching facilities and public slipways situated right around the lake. These include the following locations: Ballina/Killaloe, Mountshannon, Dromaan/Whitegate, Terryglass, Dromineer and Garrykennedy.
Cranes and boat lifting facilities are available at:
Shannon Castle Line, Williamstown Harbour, Whitegate, Co. Clare www.shannoncruisers.com
Shannon Sailing Ltd, Dromineer, Co. Tipperary
www.shannonsailing.com
Silver Line Cruisers, Banagher, Co. Offaly
www.silverlinecruisers.com
Public Slipways are available in Ballina, Garrykennedy, and Terryglass in Co Tipperary, in Mountshannon and Ballycuggaran in Co Clare and in Portumna in Co Galway.
