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Award-winning family run business with years of experience hiring narrowboats and wide beam barges.

Barge and Narrowboat hire on the beautiful waterways of the Grand Canal & River Barrow

31/10/2026

Our last customers, Liam, George and Bonnie! Such kind men, escaping to the countryside to try and get away from the fireworks and bangers, which terrify poor Bonnie their rescue dog and so many other animals.

26/10/2026

This fella always appears at this time of year. But we have a feeling this will be the last time we'll catch a glimpse of him. Happy Halloween!

09/10/2026

What a blast we had filming over the last few days for Channel 4's Narrow Escapes!

30/09/2026

Matthew, Blake, Margaret and Ed from Indiana, back from their barge trip to Rathangan.
We are taking bookings for October. Last chance to hire from Barrowline Cruisers!

09/09/2026

Welcome back Alice from San Diego, with new crew member Tracy from Arizona.

04/09/2026

The end result of all that sweeping, mopping and painting - a self-sufficient 31M!

22/08/2026

We are delighted to welcome back Ruth and Edgar from Switzerland, who came with us 10 years ago.

18/08/2026

So, after 25 years of hiring out barges, we are a bit sad to say that this will be our last year in business.

Our aim was to create a unique holiday experience that we were passionate about, while offering a personal, friendly, non-corporate service.

Thanks to our many lovely customers, some of whom have become great friends and have been with us for a good part of our journey.

Thanks to Liam for helping with the mechanical side of things, and to the Waterways Ireland staff, most of whom were obliging and helpful.

And thanks to everyone who supported us with Facebook likes, shares and nice comments.

We have met so many interesting people from all over the world, and that's what we'll miss the most.

We are hoping the barges will continue to be rented out in the future by someone with the same passion and interest in the waterways as we have.

We are taking bookings until September.

We will be setting up a separate page for 31M, if you are interested in following its journey.

Fair winds and following seas.

Orla, Philip, Sadhbh and Alannah
Barrowline Cruisers Team

17/08/2026

Welcome back Carly and Keith from the US.

14/08/2026

Welcome Karin and Orla from Denmark. Our first time to meet an Orla (a male name in Denmark) from another country!

Address

Vicarstown
Stradbally

Telephone

+353879887241

Website

http://www.barrowline.ie/

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