Paddling near Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo

Ballinrobe sits in south Mayo between three large limestone lakes — Lough Mask immediately to the west, Lough Carra to the north-east, and the vast Lough Corrib to the south. The town has its own kayak club affiliated with Canoeing Ireland, and the surrounding flatwater lakes are the core of local paddling. County Mayo's Atlantic coast, with sea kayaking routes at Killary Fjord, Clew Bay, and the Blueway trails at Keem Bay and Old Head near Louisburgh, extends the paddling scene well beyond the inland lakes.