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Towns & Bars - Killaloe
Info -The town of Killaloe is the largest town on Lough Derg and is recognised as the biggest boating and
fishing centre in the three counties of Clare, Tipperary and Limerick. This town is steeped in history beginning with the first settlement in the seventh century, and was once the capital of Clare
and Ireland.
The town hosts many events during the year, with the 'Feile Brian Boru' in mid-July, an occasion commemorating the High King of Ireland Brian Boru who lived here in the eleventh century.
Also in July is the Killaloe music festival, which has become one of the highlights of the Irish classical music calendar and has attracted great musicians from all over the world. The festival
takes place within the historic walls of St Flannan's Cathedral (built between 1185 and 1225).
History
- Killaloe is best remembered as the home of Brian Boru, a Dalcassian prince who became High King of Ireland in the eleventh century. Previous to this, the first abbey was built here by
Saint Lua (hence the name Killaloe – Kill Lua, the church of Lua) in the seventh century AD, and was located in a small island on the Shannon about 1km from Killaloe Bridge. St. Flannan was the
abbot of the abbey in the eighth century, and was son of the then High King. Killaloe continued to be an important town, with a role to play in almost every major conflict in Ireland. More
recently, there was a whiskey distillery in the eighteenth century, and a thriving woollen and cloth industry.
The Shannon Steam Navigation had their headquarters here, and established a regular transport of goods and people to Athlone, Portumna and Banagher, and from Banagher by canal to Dublin.
In 1956 water-skiing was introduced to Ireland for the first time at Killaloe.
Our Bit - Killaloe lies at the southern end of Lough Derg on the West side of the Shannon
opposite Ballina. The first impressions of Killaloe was the lack of mooring. The only real spot was down by the bridge. The only other area was the Irish Line Cruiser's
marina which was a good 15 minutes walk from the main town, and this was crowded as well.
Not being able to get into the moorings by the bridge we had to settle for an extremely tight mooring
spot at the Irish Line Cruiser's marina. As this is as far South you can get (for the moment at least) a few more facilities would be useful.
The Anchor Inn
● The Anchor Inn lies just over the bridge connecting Ballina with Killaloe. Pedestrians should take
care while crossing the bridge as it is very narrow, barely wide enough for two cars to pass, and there are no pavements. Don't be fooled by the apparent foot bridge which runs along side the bridge.
It starts on the Killaloe side and continues across to the square arch which is the navigable channel and even goes up and over the channel. It continues to around 15m from the Balina shore where it
stops for no apparent reason.
The Inn is large and spacious but did not appear to do food. There was also live music there some nights. There was limited seating, which is unusual for Irish pubs. As we were looking for a place to
eat we only had the one pint here.
June 2001
Other Killaloe 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.
Richardsons
Main Street. Tel: 061 376850
Reddans
Main Street. Tel: 061 376106
Pipers Inn
Killaloe. Tel: 061 375544
Morgans
Mains Street. Tel: 061 376213
Comments and additional material on the bars in this area are always welcome.
I can be contacted on
Neil MacPherson.
Last Updated 27th December 2004 - Neils Travel Web - Ireland - Killaloe - Pubs
Shannon
Shannon
Towns & Bars - Killaloe
Info -The town of Killaloe is the largest town on Lough Derg and is recognised as the biggest boating and
fishing centre in the three counties of Clare, Tipperary and Limerick. This town is steeped in history beginning with the first settlement in the seventh century, and was once the capital of Clare
and Ireland.
The town hosts many events during the year, with the 'Feile Brian Boru' in mid-July, an occasion commemorating the High King of Ireland Brian Boru who lived here in the eleventh century.
Also in July is the Killaloe music festival, which has become one of the highlights of the Irish classical music calendar and has attracted great musicians from all over the world. The festival
takes place within the historic walls of St Flannan's Cathedral (built between 1185 and 1225).
History
- Killaloe is best remembered as the home of Brian Boru, a Dalcassian prince who became High King of Ireland in the eleventh century. Previous to this, the first abbey was built here by
Saint Lua (hence the name Killaloe – Kill Lua, the church of Lua) in the seventh century AD, and was located in a small island on the Shannon about 1km from Killaloe Bridge. St. Flannan was the
abbot of the abbey in the eighth century, and was son of the then High King. Killaloe continued to be an important town, with a role to play in almost every major conflict in Ireland. More
recently, there was a whiskey distillery in the eighteenth century, and a thriving woollen and cloth industry.
The Shannon Steam Navigation had their headquarters here, and established a regular transport of goods and people to Athlone, Portumna and Banagher, and from Banagher by canal to Dublin.
In 1956 water-skiing was introduced to Ireland for the first time at Killaloe.
Our Bit - Killaloe lies at the southern end of Lough Derg on the West side of the Shannon
opposite Ballina. The first impressions of Killaloe was the lack of mooring. The only real spot was down by the bridge. The only other area was the Irish Line Cruiser's
marina which was a good 15 minutes walk from the main town, and this was crowded as well.
Not being able to get into the moorings by the bridge we had to settle for an extremely tight mooring
spot at the Irish Line Cruiser's marina. As this is as far South you can get (for the moment at least) a few more facilities would be useful.
Shannon
Towns & Bars - Killaloe
Info -The town of Killaloe is the largest town on Lough Derg and is recognised as the biggest boating and
fishing centre in the three counties of Clare, Tipperary and Limerick. This town is steeped in history beginning with the first settlement in the seventh century, and was once the capital of Clare
and Ireland. |
The Anchor Inn |
|
● The Anchor Inn lies just over the bridge connecting Ballina with Killaloe. Pedestrians should take
care while crossing the bridge as it is very narrow, barely wide enough for two cars to pass, and there are no pavements. Don't be fooled by the apparent foot bridge which runs along side the bridge.
It starts on the Killaloe side and continues across to the square arch which is the navigable channel and even goes up and over the channel. It continues to around 15m from the Balina shore where it
stops for no apparent reason. The Inn is large and spacious but did not appear to do food. There was also live music there some nights. There was limited seating, which is unusual for Irish pubs. As we were looking for a place to eat we only had the one pint here. June 2001 |
Other Killaloe Pubs / Restaurants not visitedI 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. |
Richardsons
Reddans Pipers Inn Morgans |
Comments and additional material on the bars in this area are always welcome.
I can be contacted on
Neil MacPherson.
Last Updated 27th December 2004 - Neils Travel Web - Ireland - Killaloe - Pubs