FESTIVALS, DINING AND ACCOMMODATION Lough Derg Blueway Festivals, Dining and Accommodation Welcome to Ireland’s Blueways Do it your way and create your own unique Blueway experience. Festivals, Dining and Accommodation – This guide helps you to find the festivals to go to, where to eat Whether you’re into paddling, walking, cycling, or simply hooked on the and the place to rest your head after a full day. outdoors, make yours a trip to remember on Ireland’s Blueways. Activity trails along the Lough Derg Blueway provide a scenic Heritage and Culture – With the Blueways Guide to perspective into the heart of the Irish landscape. From leisurely strolls Heritage and Culture, you can take a break from all that and gentle paddles to adrenaline-filled days on land and water - Blueway activity and choose to step back in time. Blueways offer tailor-made trips like no other. Made in Lough Derg (Arts, Crafts and Food) – With Timelessness meets ‘time of your life’ when you arrive on a Blueway. the guide to Arts, Crafts and Food, you will be able to use So create your own adventure or take it at your own pace and do the your trip to the Blueway to explore traditional skills and Blueways your way! taste locally produced food. While you’re enjoying these Blueway trails, there’s so much more to Outdoor Activity – The Outdoor Activity Guide provides see and do in the local area. The following range of guides have been you with so many reasons to celebrate being in the great created to help you make the most of your visit to the Blueways: outdoors. www.bluewaysireland.org RESTAURANTS COUNTY CLARE Red Oak Restaurant Clonmoylan, Ballyshrule The BoatHouse, AnnaCarriga +353 (0)87 797 4079 / Killaloe (0)90 974 9339 +353 61 376777 [email protected] [email protected] www.annacarriga.com/ COUNTY TIPPERARY theboathouse Brocka On The Water The Garden Café Ballinderry, Kilgarvan Quay, Scarriff Community Co-op, Kilgarvan Scarriff +353 (0)67 22038 +353 (0)61 921536 Larkins Bar & Restaurant [email protected] Cherry Tree Restaurant Garrykennedy, Nenagh www.eastclarecommunity- Ballyshrule, Killaloe +353 (0)67 23232 coop.com +353 (0)61 375 688 [email protected] [email protected] www.larkins.ie Killaloe Hotel and Spa www.cherrytreerestaurant.ie Killaloe Manna Bia +353 (0) 61 376 000 Cinnamon Alley café Ballinaderry www.thekillaloe.ie Hanly’s Place, Nenagh www.facebook.com/ +353 (0) 67 33923 mannabiafoods/ Nuala’s Bar & Restaurant www.facebook.com/ Tuamgraney cinnamonalley Paddy’s Bar & Restaurant +353 (0)61 921 249 Terryglass [email protected] Coolbawn Quay + 353 (0) 67 22147 www.nualas.ie Coolbawn [email protected] +353 (0)67 28158 www.paddysbar.ie The Pipers Inn Bar & Restaurant www.coolbawnquay.com Ballyheefy, Ogonnelloe, Killaloe The Pantry + 353 (0) 61 374717 Country Choice Pearse St, Nenagh www.thepipersinn.ie 25 Kenyon Street, Nenagh +353 (0) 67 31237 +353 (0) 67 32596 www.thepantrycafe.ie The Wooden Spoon [email protected] Bridge Street, Killaloe www.countrychoice.ie The Pepper Mill +353 (0)61 622415 27 Kenyon St, Nenagh [email protected] Goosers +353 (0)67 34598 www.thewoodenspoonkillaloe.ie Ballina, Killaloe www.thepeppermill.ie +353 (0) 61 376791 www.facebook.com/ Wood Brothers Cafe [email protected] thepeppermillnenagh Main Street, Killaloe www.goosers.eu + 353 (0) 61 375 898 Tuscany Bistro [email protected] The Derg Inn Main Street, Ballina www.woodandsons.ie Terryglass +353 (0)61 376888 +353 (0) 67 22037 [email protected] COUNTY GALWAY [email protected] www.tuscany.ie www.derginn.ie Beehive Quigley’s Café Patrick Street, Portumna The Ferry Inn 9 Kenyon st, Nenagh +353 (0) 505 23313 +353 (0) 909 741 830 Portumna Bridge www.quigleys.ie www.facebook.com/ +353 (0)87 6851116 TheBeehivePizzeria/ [email protected] The Thatched Cottage Blás Deli and Bakery The Lake Café Bar, Restaurant and Banquet Room Clonfert Ave, Fairyhill, Portumna, Lough Derg House, Dromineer Ballycommon, Nenagh +353 (0) 67 31426 + 353 (0) 87 7079658 +353 (0)87 226 4138 [email protected] www.facebook.com/ [email protected] Blas.Portumna/ www.thethatchedcottage.ie Flanagan’s On The Lake La Bouche Cathal Quinn, Ballina Quay, Ballina The Whiskey Still Bar and Patrick St, Portumna +353 (0)61 622790 Restaurant Dromineer +353 (0)90 974 1780 [email protected] +353 (0)67 24129 laboucheportumna www.flanagansonthelake.com @gmail.com [email protected] www.labouche.ie R353 R352 1 2 Portumna N65 Lorrha Slieve Aughty R352 Mountains Carrigahorig Terryglass 3 Cloonmoylan R493 Woodford Drominagh Point R351 N65 Ballinderry Rossmore Quay Kilgarvan Borrisokane Goat I. R493 Connagh Illaunmore I. Coolbaun N52 R352 R493 Whitegate Williamstown 4 5 g Dromaan r Mountshannon e Dromineer D R461 h 6 7 g ou Scarri R352 Holy I. L 8 Garrykennedy N52 Tuamgraney Castlelough Newtown R495 R463 Ballycommon Portroe Ogonnelloe R494 N52 M7 Nenagh 9 10 11 Annacarriga M7 Ballycuggeran (Two Mile Gate) R463 R445 Killaloe/Ballina 12 13 14 SUPPORTING INFORMATION An extensive network of Blueways trails are being developed throughout the region, refer to www. bluewaysireland.org for up-to-date details and places to eat, stay and go. Information Toilets Playground The project partners are not advocating or affilliated to any of the commercial operators in this trail guide. The Restaurant publisher is not responsible for any errors or omissions which may inadvertently occur. Nor for any information given or any claims made in editorial text or advertisements. All information this guide is subject to change. All Accommodation imagery is copyrighted. 1 Portumna Fit for Fun Festival and Marathon 3 Terryglass Arts Festival Walks, cycles, conferences, heritage Set in scenic Terryglass village and outdoor tours all form part of this on the eastern shore of Lough activity festival in June. The festival Derg, Terryglass Arts Festival includes a tour of the Workhouse at is a lively celebration of arts night, and you can attend a walk and and creativity for all ages. Fun, talk of the surrounding heritage sites, enjoyment and participation take part in an obstacle course or go play a strong part in each year’s for a charity cycle. You can also attend festival programme. Local artists novel events each year such as a Lego and craftspeople display their session or a digital astronomy dome. skills while the food market and The Portumna Forest runs are at the craft fair have locally produced centre of the festival and over 1,000 food and original craftwork for participants of all ages, walk or wheelchair their way through the sale. There are art workshops, full marathon, half-marathon, 100km, 50km, 10km or 5km race, storytelling, music sessions, with the forest greenery forming a beautiful backdrop. Often book launches, craft classes, people get to recognise other runners on their particular challenge drama, children’s art activities and camaraderie and friendships are born. and street entertainment, all There is a lot happening in Portumna so if you are not here in early culminating in a Family Fun Day. June for this festival, you might be around for their Heritage Week Terryglass, and its beautifully maintained harbour, has twice won events in August, see National Heritage Week below, check-out the National Tidy Towns Competition. It is a very old settlement their website as the town also hosts a number of other events dating back at least to the sixth century when St. Columba during the year. founded a monastery there. Art activity was important back then too, as shown by the famous Irish decorated manuscript, the Book Portumna Forest Park, Co Galway (R352) June of Leinster, which was produced in Terryglass monastery. www.forestmarathon.wordpress.com / Terryglass, Co Tipperary Mid-August www.facebook.com/forestmarathon www.terryglassartsfestival.ie / www.facebook.com/TerryglassArtsFestival 2 Shorelines Arts Festival 4 Mountshannon Arts Festival This community-run arts festival fosters visual arts, literature, drama and music Art on the street, floating in the in the communities of Lough Derg and harbour, on gable walls and even the Sliabh Aughty, supporting local artists beautiful art of football on the playing and bringing guest artists to the area. field – Mountshannon Arts Festival has The organizers, Portumna Arts Group, it all. Every year is different but always aim to make the arts accessible to all by exciting, a showcase of visual and keeping ticket prices to a minimum, with performance arts for locals and visitors. the support of sponsors in the community. There are art exhibitions, community Because it is based in the scenic town of art projects, installations and interactive Portumna with its many period buildings, displays, music, photography, film, the festival has a wealth of intimate arts trails through the streets, drama, venues and interesting locations for its creative writing, workshops on many events. Each year’s programme brings a feast of music, literature, forms of creative self-expression and theatre, visual art, film, children’s entertainment, storytelling and a host of children’s events. The Green Fair Day rounds off this 12 much more. There are interviews with writers, literary launches and day festival. Always a great day out for all ages, with food and craft opportunities for emerging local talent to find an audience. stalls, craft demonstrations, workshops, on-going entertainment, As well as top-quality guest artists and performers, the festival music and dance. The festival organisers commission artists each also hosts workshops and opportunities for all groups within year to produce a piece of work that will form part of a permanent the local community to develop their imaginations through art trail through the village. creative activities. Keep an eye on their website as they also host a few special events throughout the year.