T&T: Ireland's Canals

[Jim Ague]

> Any and all recommendations on chartering companies and week long trips
> would be welcome.

My knowledge of canals in Ireland is spotty, however I did live there in 
1997 for 7 weeks splitting time between Dublin and Galway and have taken 3 
or 4 one to two week vacations in Ireland.

My favorite way to vacation in Ireland is to (1) drive by car to an 
interesting village 30 or 40 miles away, (2) find a pub that will have a 
session (music) that evening, (3) find a nearby B&B, (4) go to the pub to 
eat, drink Guinness and swap stories with the locals, (5) sleep and eat 
breakfast at the B&B, and (6) repeat steps 1 thru 5.

Doing this by canal boat could be just as much fun.

In my travels by car I did come across the Grand Canal and River Shannon, 
examined some dockage and met some Germans that were renting a boat. I wish 
I had some recommendations, other than DO IT!

-- Jim Ague
formerly of Derreen, a Monk 36, named after a deserted Irish village near 
Foxford, County Mayo