Riversdale Boating Holidays, Farm Guesthouse & Leisure Complex.  Barge Building and Riversdale Boating Holidays are Ireland’s number 1 Boating Hire Company in Ireland, only a short drive from ‘Ireland West Airport’ with flights coming in from Frankfurt, Barcelona, Milan, Paris and more added.  Only a 2 hour journey from Dublin Airport, it would be a shame to miss touring ‘Lovely Leitrim’ in the North West of Ireland and what better way to see it but by hiring a Barge Holiday in Ireland on the Shannon River? Enjoy the amazing scenery of Ireland on the Shannon-Erne Waterway, Lough Erne and the River Shannon.  Come home for ‘The Gathering 2013‘ and make it a ‘gathering’ to remember.

Perfect for Family Summer Holidays in Ireland 2013, Shannon River Boating, Romantic Trips away as well as Team-building Breaks in Ireland. The Shannon-Erne Waterway is Ireland’s answer to the Canal Du midi !!! Based in Ballinamore, Co.Leitrim, twinned with Plouézec in France, it’s an ideal family holiday location, only 25 mins from Carrick on Shannon in County Leitrim.

We offer bike hire and golf club hire.  Dogs are welcome at no extra charge.

You don’t need a license to hire a Riversdale Barge and anyone over the age of 21 can pilot one of our barges. Full demonstration is given on arrival and lock demonstration is given at Lock 4 on the Shannon Erne Waterway.

Our Widebeam Hire Barges are a variation of the traditional Narrowboat Holiday, and each barge is fitted with central heating, log burning stove, fully equipped galleys, and are ideal for all year round Family Holidays and fishing holidays in Ireland. We also provide complimentary bed linen, cooking utensils and crockery.

We Build steel barges with Irish boat owners loving their new floating homes. Please view our Gallery for photos.

Cruise the Shannon-Erne Waterway, the Shannon River and Lough Erne in the comfort of a traditional wide beam barge. With the construction of the Ballinamore-Ballyconnell Canal it has made way for an undiscovered, unappreciated part of the Country that locals like to keep a secret.

Westward, the Waterway leads you through the St.John’s Lakes and Lough Scur, visiting Ballinamore, Keshcarrigan, Kilclare and Leitrim to the upper reaches of the mighty Shannon River.

Here there is the choice of going downstream to Carrick On Shannon, Drumsna, Dromod and Rooskey, or upstream towards Lough Allen, or Acres Lake beside Dumshanbo with its recreational amenity or up the Boyle River into beautiful Lough Key where you can explore the lovely Lough Key Forest Park with it’s tree top walks and much more.

Eastward leads you through a chain of lakes e.g Garadice lake with inviting islands and abundant wildlife to Ballyconnell, and then onto Upper Lough Erne and its islands, quiet moorings, Crom Castle, Carrybridge, and to Enniskillen with its activities, heritage and shopping.  Perfect holiday for Pleasure fishing/ special activity breaks/group holidays etc