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Ireland - Shannon Bars and Restaurants - Drumsna - Neils Travel WebIreland - Shannon Bars and Restaurants - Drumsna - Neils Travel WebShannon

Ireland - Shannon Bars and Restaurants - Drumsna - Neils Travel WebIreland - Shannon Bars and Restaurants - Drumsna - Neils Travel WebShannon Towns & Bars - Drumsna

Info - The quiet village of Drumsna is on a hill overlooking the old loop of the river Shannon, and the Jamestown canal was originally constructed to bypass this loop and the shallows located there. The river is still navigable as far as Drumsna bridge, which was one of the few bridges not to be replaced by the Shannon Commissioners in the nineteenth century. The stretch of river between Drumsna and Jamestown is well worth exploring by dinghy. The main Dublin to Sligo road once ran through this village, and even then the village managed to retain its old fashioned 'country village' character. The village has since been bypassed by a new main road. The author Anthony Trollope was stationed here for a time, and it was here that he had the inspiration for his novel 'The MacDermotts of Ballycloran". Surgeon Thomas Heazle Parke, the nineteenth century surgeon, and companion of Henry Morton Stanley on his exploration expedition in the African Congo, is buried in a small cemetery near here.

History - The Present day Church of Ireland church is believed to stand on the site of the eight century Annaduff Abbey, and ruins to corroborate this can be found in the graveyard at the church. The loop of the Shannon at Drumsna has always been considered to be a point of strategic importance, as it is surrounded on three sides by fast flowing water, and the remains of ancient defences can be found here. There is also a dun in the area.
Our bit - Drumsna lies just to the south of the Albert Lock, with more mooring space then there is at Jamestown on the north side of Albert Lock.
The main town lies along the road leading to the town. The bridge pictured here crosses the Shannon but you cannot approach it by boat.
There are several small bars in the town but as we were there on a Sunday afternoon most appeared to be closed. This might not have been the case as we were not aware of the Holy Hour licensing laws at that time.


Garrick's Bar

● Take the road from the moorings and Garrick's Bar is on the corner. This is a small hotel bar which like many in Ireland had a shop attached to it supplying groceries. They did not appear to do food, although as we were there Sunday lunch time this might be the reason. However they did do sandwiches.
September 1999

Other Drumsna Pubs / Restaurants (not visited)

I have not yet visited these pubs / restaurants, and therefore if there are any comments they  have been taken from the web, and are not by me.

Thomas Duigan
Own Web Site

Main Street, Drumsna, Leitrim. Tel:+353 71 9624703

McLoughlins
Main Street, Drumsna, Leitrim. Tel: 071 9624705



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Last Updated 24th December 2006 - Neils Travel Web - Ireland - Drumsna - Pubs