Paddling near Mountrath, Co. Laois
Mountrath sits in County Laois in Ireland's midlands, close to the Slieve Bloom Mountains and within easy reach of some of the country's most varied paddling water. The River Barrow, one of Ireland's great canoe trails, runs nearby, while the Owenass — locally known as the Catholes — provides whitewater kayaking in the county itself. Laois Kayak & Canoe Club, based at the Old Bridge in Durrow, is the hub of organised paddling in the county.
Top waters to paddle near Mountrath
Barrow
Co. Carlow, Co. Kildare, Co. Kilkenny, Co. Laois, Co. Offaly
Suir
Co. Tipperary, Co. Waterford
New Ross Port
Co. Wexford
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Shannon [Lower]
Co. Clare, Co. Galway, Co. Limerick, Co. Offaly, Co. Tipperary
Lough Derg
Co. Clare, Co. Galway, Co. Tipperary
Boyne
Co. Kildare, Co. Meath, Co. Offaly
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Shannon [Upper]
Co. Cavan, Co. Galway, Co. Leitrim, Co. Longford, Co. Offaly, Co. Roscommon, Co. Westmeath
Suck
Co. Galway, Co. Mayo, Co. Roscommon
Liffey
Co. Dublin, Co. Kildare, Co. Wicklow
Lough Ree
Co. Longford, Co. Roscommon, Co. Westmeath
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