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

Info - Tarmonbarry is a charming little village on the N5 from Longford to Castlebar. The village makes an ideal stopping point while cruising the Shannon, as there are some good pubs with food here.
The original river navigation bypassed Tarmonbarry and instead followed the Camlin river to Carnadoe and rejoined the Shannon south of Lough Forbes. This route was reopened in 1968 as an alternative route.

Our bit - There is another bridge, lock combination at Tarmonbarry like that at Rooskey and can be quite time consuming to get through. However unlike Rooskey there is moorings upstream from the bridge so if you miss the opening times its possible to have a quick drink in the nearby pubs.
Beware of the currents as you approach the bridge which will tend to drive you on to the bridge if your not careful. The situation was exceptionally bad when we were there with the river being higher than normal, but we saw a group of German fishermen almost take their cruiser into the bridge eventually getting it stuck on the far bank.


Kennan's

● You will find Kennan's on the east bank of the Shannon by the bridge. There is moorings either side of the bridge on the east side and others on the west bank. You should not really use the moorings upstream from the bridge as they are meant as a waiting point for the bridge. Kennan's is a large bar which was fairly dark inside. They also do food which smelt good but as we were waiting for the bridge to open (having arrived just before the lunch time closing hour) we did not eat there.
There is also another bar next door which we did not visit, being slightly put off by the hearse parked outside.
Tarmonbarry, Co Roscommon, Ireland. Tel: 00 353 (43) 26052 Tel: 00 353 (43) 26098

September 1999

Shannon Bar

●  We visited the Shannon Bar which is on the opposite side of the road from Kennan's, after returning from the Richmond Inn (we needed refreshment after the walk).
The bar was spacious, but not as well decorated as Keenan's. Despite the decor the place was welcoming and served good beer.
Both pictures of the bars are part of a single photograph taken from the river which explains the odd angle of the pictures.

 

September 1999

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