Water waves its spell through the gentle valleys, illuminating the landscape with liquid light. A canal, laced with lakes, weds two great rivers, presenting a cruising paradise of great beauty.

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Our Waterways

The Shannon-Erne Waterway, previously known as the 19th Century Ballinamore-Ballyconnell Canal, was opened in 1994 after a three year, £30 million restoration programme. The re-opening of this magnificent waterway which links Ireland's two most significant waterways, the Shannon and the Erne, has revitalised a natural unspoilt countryside and has created 750km of cruising waterway. It traverses the counties of Leitrim, Cavan and Fermanagh, passing under 34 original stone bridges and through 16 fully automated locks.

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Waterways Ireland

Waterways Ireland is one of the six North/South Implementation Bodies established under the British Irish Agreement in 1999.
Waterways Ireland has responsibility for the management, maintenance, development and restoration of inland navigable waterways principally for recreational purposes. The waterways under the remit of the body are the Barrow Navigation, the Erne System, the Grand Canal, the Lower Bann, the Royal, the Shannon-Erne Waterway and the Shannon Navigation.