Limerick Navigation Part Two
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2021
- This is the second part of out adventure into Limerick on our River Shannon cruiser. If you haven't seen part one yet I'd recommend checking that out first: • River Shannon Navigati...
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Ah, man. I love ye two to bits. Best couple ever! And I love going on your boat journey's with ye. Keep up the great work guys.
Thanks Eric, we'll keep cracking away at them 👍
For those of us who’ll never get below Killaloe Bridge this was fascinating and well worth its length. I suspect you might have filmed more around Limerick Marina if you hadn’t got the unexpected window to get back above Ardnacrusha. It would be fascinating to see a video (filmed perhaps with your drone video) explaining why the Limerick Marina is so treacherous, and why coming up with a solution is not easy. Pat Lysaght is a fascinating character. There is more of him in the clips you used than anywhere else online. Thank you for doing this and I hope you will think again about the Estuary, as your technology has improved so much since you last filmed.
Thanks very much Brendan, I'd love to do a video of the ports on the estuary some day. Takes a bit of luck with the weather and timing. Who knows, maybe next year🙄
An absolutely fabulous video about part of the Shannon navigation system that most people would never get to see really enjoyed this one guys thanks .
Cheers Paul, glad you enjoyed it, we really enjoyed making it too. Limerick is always a lovely trip.
H&M
We’re missing you we need to see you hope you are both all right.We’re missing seeing The wonderful videos on the river Shannon.GodBless.🧚♂️🧚♂️🧚♂️🧚♂️🧚♂️🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱
Hi Diane and thanks for your kind comments and for asking after us. Yes we're fine and just taking a short break and doing a few jobs on the boat. Many thanks, H&M
What fantastic videos from Banagher to Killaloe to the dam and on to Limerick and back through the dam, a great watch very informative and entertaining. It was great
to meet up with both of you in August at Mount Shannon and Killaloe, you make a good cup of tea! Thank you both for ALL the fantastic videos you produce and all the
information you give to people who hire boats and go on the River Shannon for a break or a holiday. You would not believe how helpful the videos are THANK YOU
and hopefully see you next year. Carry on the good work.
Ah John pal, good to hear from you, and thanks for your really nice comments 👌
Defo get the heebie-jeebies in that lock especially with the leaking gate behind!
There's certainly a lot of water pressure there 💦💦💦
Yes, it is intimidating. Went into it this year with Pat Lysaght in his little boat.
He also took us into the stretch where the turbines discharge.
Another fantastic video guys. Can't believe we got to meet you both today at Lough Key we were both a bit starstruck and you both made our holiday! Keep up your amazing content and thank you both. Leeroy and Laureen 😊
It was our pleasure to meet you guys. Hope you have another great evening in the castle 🏰
@@DriftwoodBoatBlog Thanks guys we will try! Enjoy the rest of your holiday too.
as a limerick man and my grandad working on the ardnacrusha dam as a lorry driver thanks oh so much for the insite and workings of it you guyz are great to watch treasured memories thanks for all you have shown us and done classsssssssssss
Thanks very much Mike, very nice to have a family connection like that 👌
I am from the US and have boated on the major rivers in the Eastern United States. My prime river I've boated is the Ohio River and for most of its length, the average lift/drop is around 25 or so feet. Most locks on the Upper Mississippi only have drops of about six feet with the exception of the lock at Keokuk, Iowa that has a drop or lift of 38 feet because at that point they built a large hydroelectric plant back in the 1920s that still functions to this day. There are a few locks along the Tennessee River and the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, which is a manmade, favored alternate route for most recreational boaters to reach the Gulf of Mexico rather than run the lower Mississippi. This lock you went through is really something. It looks to be quite old and for any era, is an impressive construction. I agree with you, having such a significant leak coming from the upriver gate of the first chamber is most disconcerting, especially when you get to the bottom of the chambers. It is something that your locks tend to be rather narrow, but since you don't have the type of huge river tows that we have on our major waterways no need for big locks. Many of the locks on the American rivers have two chambers, the "auxiliary" chambers measuring 600'x110' and the main chambers being 1200'x600'. I have just found your videos about your trips on the waterways of Ireland. I think I am going to have to plan a trip to Ireland at some point in the future and book a boat rental. I'd rather see Ireland this way just like I enjoy running our rivers and few remaining canal systems. To me, the world is a much more interesting place seeing it from the waters at "river speed" rather than zooming around on an interstate.
Hi Michael,
There's six outer locks on the River Shannon but the drop in them is seldom more than a metre. It's a very slow moving river only dropping about 15mtrs in 350 KLM. Then it makes up for it at the dam!
Hope you'll get to explore Ireland by water some day, it certainly would be the way to do it.
H&M
We've watched most of your wonderful videos 😊. Your both wonderful 💝.We just love Ireland 🌈 and people.We have the river Mersey .We just love watching the Shannon.Keep doing what you do we just love it.GodBless and peace to you both.☮️☮️☮️🌈🌈🌈😃💚💚💚💚😘🍀🍀🍀🍀🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
Thanks so much Diane, and sure we'll keep posting new videos 😊👍🙌
I lived in Limerick for 10 years great to see it from a different perspective
Ye is great to see Limerick from the water, it looks very different indeed 👍
Yet another excellent video guys 👍 Many thanks for all the effort you put into making them. Hope you are both keeping well.
Thanks very much Philip 😊
Hi Guys, Another fabulous video of a great trip. It was great to meet both of you last week in Carrick-On-Shannon, sorry we couldn't talk for longer but you had someone to collect so no worries there. I have watched most of your video's and they bring back great memories of all the places we as a family have been to over the years when we had a cruiser based out of Portanenna on Lough Ree. We will someday get back to owning our own cruiser again as its a wonderful place to be, I recommend to all, put a trip on the Shannon on a cruiser on your bucket list, its something you will not regret. In the meantime we will continue to hire out cruisers as we did last week to keep us going until we can get back on a more permanent basis. Guys keep up the fab videos and I look forward to more with the great tips & information you impart each time. Now its time for a lovely cup of tea, Cheers
Was great to meet you guys, hope you will be back on the water again soon. Fully agree with your bucket list recommendation 👍👍👍
I was, as a young lad, a few times with my dad. It's scary as all heck and exciting all at the same time.
Imagine how impressive it must have been 100 years ago 👍
Hi guys, just getting to grips with technology 😊but really wanted to thank you guys for all your videos we've hired on the shannon -erne waterway for 6 yrs. Our kids came with us at first then begged to do following years holiday not wearing a life jacket😊 However we have continued with friends, we just caught glimpse of Driftwood crossing lough key in Sept( I was mad woman so frantically waving) such a shame I didnt get to thank you in person. We stopped in Ballinamore one very wet evening, I was able to say there was a shop nearby,though never been in ballinamore in my life, thanks to you guys, your videos are packed with information and good advice👍I'm glad your both well and taking a break - looking forward to your next travels. Blessings👍
Thanks so much Denise, and very happy that you find the videos helpful. It's great that you're enjoying the waterways too. Hope to bump into you somewhere along the way😀👍
Great video keep up the informative videos
Thank you 👍 🙌
Thanks so much folks. Brilliant video of you trip to Limerick.
Cheers Eddie, thanks for that🙌
Fantastic video!! I started watching your videos over the summer and was really looking forward to this one! Thanks to your videos we hired a boat on the Shannon this summer, and have another trip booked for the spring. Thank you both.
Thanks Patrick, I'm glad you enjoy the videos and the waterways too. Hope you have another great trip next spring👍
What a lovely trip! River cruising is high on my list of things to do when I finally get to Ireland.
Hi Ma-Chan, yep I'd have to recommend it 👍
Brilliant stuff guys
Thanks Derrick
H&M
I went down to the Shannon estuary in 1995 before the development and mobile phones. I never knew anything. I followed a workboat through the barrier they notified the lock in Ardnancrusha. I waited at anchor till Balls bridge looked deep enough and low enough. I anchored then and went ashore to explore Limerick. I spent 2 nights at anchor in the estuary. No echo sounder.Going back I tied up below the lock at Ardnacrusha. I could not get an ones attention at the lock or dam. I walked across fields went to a house they phoned the lock who let me through. Ignorance is bliss. My father and his friends never went below killaloe bridge.
That's a fabulous memory to have. Fair play to you, you were train blazing👍
The new weir in Limerick made the journey a bit easier since you did that trip. 👏👏👏
H&M
perfect, just what i needed for my day off. hope you and Mar are keeping well
Ye we keeping well thanks, enjoy your day off 👍
Thanks Alastair 🙌
Míle buíochas a chairde. I sail a smallish yacht - the Sí Gaoithe - around the West Coast with the last thirty years. She's berthed in Ros a' Mhíl Marina in Conamara with the last few years. This video was a great find as I hope to bring Sí Gaoithe from Ros a' Mhíl to Loch Derg via Limerick next spring. With a stop to de-mast in Kilrush. Killaloe Bridge seems a challenge. Buíochas le Dia I have plenty of time to research the trip.
Ah you have been spoilt with a beautiful sailing ground for the past 30 years, but I'm sure you'll enjoy the Shannon too. Glad you found the videos helpful and I'll keep an eye out for you and Si Gaoithe next year 👍
10/10 folks. Loved that video- I was following your progress on a map. Really made that whole daunting Limerick section into an enjoyable adventure. 👍🏻
It's a really enjoyable trip David, hope you'll do it someday 👌
@@DriftwoodBoatBlog Some day, pG.
Definitely unnerving.❤️👍
Lovely stuff! I'm getting more and more sure there's a river boat in my future!
I'm telling ye Anto, a boat is a decision you'll always remember 😜 Hopefully for the right reasons!
Great adventure. Thanks for the video.
Thanks Alastair 👍
That took a bit of nerve, tbh. Well done
Thanks Jeeves. There is certainly an adventure element to it, but that really just adds to the fun of it all👍
Hi I really enjoyed your blog!! Is it possible to continue on from Limerick to Killrush . What does your boat draw ?Thank you so much Tony
Hi Tony, Glad you enjoyed the videos. Yes it's certainly possible to go past Limerick to Kilrush and beyond. It's tidal so forward planning is needed. 👍
Lovely. Explained a whole lot of the Limerick navigation for me. Is the old canal in limerick now redundant? And can anything bar a canoe travel the natural course of the shannon after parteen?
Hi EL Zorro, thanks for you comment and really good questions. Most of the old canal navigation is now lost, but some stretches in or close to Limerick may yet be restored. I think you're right that from Pattern to Limerick may be passable by canoe. That would be an interesting trip to take 👍
H&M
@@DriftwoodBoatBlog the doonas falls during parteen been opened would be a good whitewater stretch I think.
@@DriftwoodBoatBlog I always had an ambition to drop a kayak right from the pot and spend 2 weeks camping on islands all the way down to Limerick.
That would be a great trip. You could also jump across the Shannon a few hundred Metres below the pot! It's the only place on the River where you can jump it👍
Loved the vid, why were you worried about nets below the lock/dam?
Glad you enjoyed it. Salmon poachers sometimes put nets across this section of the river. If the nets get caught in a propeller the result is seldom good!
H&M
wonder would you chance your arm going out the estuary to some of the coastal towns ?
Not this time Fergus, the wind was up so we decided against it. But we have been out around the estuary before, here a link to some of our sea escapades!
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Hi guys..
Great videos .
What is the airdraft at baals bridge is it less than killaloe. Do u need to pass under baals bridge at low tide in limerick for max airdraft..
Thanks
Hi Brendan, Glad you're enjoying the videos. Ye Baals bridge is about 4Mtr air draft when the tide is out. So it has a greater air draft than Killaloe. Hope that helps. 👍
Little different cruising and locks
Many thanks that was a very enjoyable edition and great to see Pat looking so well. Pity they didn’t listen to the Grove island idea.
Tim Egan “ Lisaris “
Hi Tim, glad you enjoyed it, and yes Pat is a great guy and a fine ambassador for Limerick City too.