Paddling near Ballylinan, Co. Laois

Ballylinan sits in County Laois, in Ireland's inland midlands, within a few kilometres of the River Barrow — one of the country's most celebrated paddling rivers. The Barrow and its surrounding waterways draw canoeists and kayakers to this part of Leinster, with the river flowing through Ireland's Ancient East and providing accessible flatwater paddling through quiet countryside.