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The Tuesday Night Club on Tour
Irish Summer Tour 2007
Click here for maps of Barrow and Suir estuaries
Click here for the IWAI map of the Nore head of tideway at Inistioge.
11 - Carrick - On - Suir to Inistioge - Tidal Rivers Suir, Barrow and Nore.
Sunday 1st July 2007
Again, with John Chapman's "luck" the tides were perfectly timed for best daylight hours use. We left Carrick - On - Suir on the top of the tide (08:35), so as to have plenty of water at the Carrick end and around Fiddown. We had a lazy amble down the Suir, the wind was less that day, so there was no problem at the Long Reach. We passed through Waterford at 11:35. On the way back we took the more direct Queens Channel round Little Island. Even though we went at tick over we were still early at Cheekpoint (12:30), so started up the Barrow when it was still in ebb. As the ebbing waters of the Barrow and Suir met, just before the Barrow Bridge there was a strange, rough rippley section,
stretching right downstream.
The ebb was not that strong and we made steady progress up the Barrow, being sods law, it was a nice bright day, perfect for photography from the bank. We intended to go up the Barrow beyond New Ross that night and follow the top of the tide all the way up the Nore to Inistioge. To achieve this we had to hang around for a few hours in New Ross. As the New Ross Boat Club pontoon was free, John
Dimond gave us permission to wait there, which we did from 15:10 to 18:30. As the Barrow was in maximum flood at our arrival, we went through the bridge, went upstream passed the pontoon and moored boats, then picked out way back slowly against the current.
It was a superb evening cruise up the Nore, the weather held and we trickled up on the last of the flood. The upper section of the tidal River Nore is
superb, wonderful clean forest smells from the richly forested banks of the bendy river. At the "Red House", is the end of the main river that does not dry out at low water. This house is very obvious, as it is the only house up this end, it now has red window frames and is also for sale!
Beyond here the basic navigation channel is to round the islands, keeping close to the east bank. This
thickly wooded section has a couple waterside houses, with the high tide just lapping onto the lawn. Finally the tiny quay at Inistioge came into view. We spun round using the force of the fresh coming down from the river and plonked ourselves on the centre of the empty quay.
It was perfect timing as we moored up exactly at high water. The river was level with the top of the stone quay and it soon began to go down. We knew that this was a drying out berth, but that the bottom was flat gravel. Neil prodded around with the boat hook, all was well and we
adjusted the length of the ropes, so as we bottomed we would be tight against the quay side. Neil had got the food going on the way up, so we soon sat down to a blow out curry...or was it a spag bol?! That evening we wandered up into the village and went to O'Donnells Bar...truly one of TNC's wonderful moments. Before we went to bed the boat had bottomed and the level gone down, so Neil could not resist a tiny bout of through the weed hatch,
propeller fettling.
Departure at high water. We head towards the navigation cut. Carrick - On -
Suir. Tidal River Suir.
Navigation cut. Carrick - On - Suir. Tidal River Suir.
Approaching Rice Bridge. Waterford. Tidal River Suir.
The disused Halls Jetty on the north bank at Waterford. Tidal River Suir.
Waterford. Tidal River Suir.
Waterford. Tidal River Suir.
Waterford. Tidal River Suir.
We take the main Queen's Channel. Tidal River Suir.
Looking back up Queen's Channel. Tidal River Suir.
Queen's Channel. Tidal River Suir.
Approaching Cheekpoint. Tidal River Suir.
Great Island power station. Tidal River Suir.
As it is still ebbing there is a strange tidal effect between the two
rivers as we head into the River Barrow. Tidal River Suir.
Barrow Bridge. Tidal River Barrow.
Garraunbaun Rock to the left (west). Tidal River Barrow.
Garraunbaun Rock. Tidal River Barrow.
Ferry Point to the right (east). Tidal River Barrow.
Looking back at Buoy No3. Ferry Point to the left (east). Tidal River Barrow.
Buoy No8. Fishertown Flats to the right (east). Tidal River Barrow.
Walshes Wall. Green buoy No9 in the distance. Tidal River Barrow.
Red buoy No14 and Pilltown Quay. Tidal River Barrow.
Red buoy No14. Tidal River Barrow.
The tight channel at Dempsey, red buoy No16. Tidal River Barrow.
Black Rock to the left (west). Tidal River Barrow.
Halfway Point to the right (east). Tidal River Barrow.
Pink Point to the left (west) and Stokestown Point in the distance. Tidal River
Barrow.
Lucy Rock to the left (west) and Stokestown Point to the right (east). Tidal
River Barrow.
Approaches to New Ross. Raheen Jetty to the left (west) and Marshmeadows Oil
Jetty to the right (east). Tidal River Barrow.
New Ross, Three Sisters Marina comes into view. Tidal River Barrow.
New Ross, Three Sisters Marina. Tidal River Barrow.
New Ross, the Dunbrody. Tidal River Barrow.
New Ross Bridge. Tidal River Barrow.
Earnest moored on the New Ross Boat Club old pontoon, waiting for the top of the
tide to go up the River Nore. Tidal River Barrow.
New Ross, the old bridge used to cross here. Tidal River Barrow.
Leaving New Ross on the top of the tide. Tidal River Barrow.
Looking back at the disused railway bridge. Tidal River Barrow.
We start up the River Nore, which comes in from the left. Tidal River Barrow.
Tidal River Nore.
Tidal River Nore.
Tidal River Nore.
Tidal River Nore.
Tidal River Nore.
Tidal River Nore.
Tidal River Nore.
Tidal River Nore.
Tidal River Nore.
Tidal River Nore.
"The Red House" This point upwards dries out at low water. Tidal River
Nore.
"The Red House" is for sale. Tidal River Nore.
The route up to Inistioge is basically keep to the right. Tidal River Nore.
Tidal River Nore.
Tidal River Nore.
Tidal River Nore.
Tidal River Nore.
Tidal River Nore.
Tidal River Nore.
Tidal River Nore.
Tidal River Nore.
Tidal River Nore.
Earnest on the old wharf at Inistioge. Tidal River Nore.
Earnest on the old wharf at Inistioge. Mooring ropes set up so as to pull boat
to side of wharf when it dries out at low tide. Tidal River Nore.
Earnest on the old wharf at Inistioge. Tidal River Nore.
Earnest on the old wharf at Inistioge. Tidal River Nore.
Earnest on the old wharf at Inistioge. Tidal River Nore.
The bridge at Inistioge. Tidal River Nore.
Inistioge. Tidal River Nore.
Inistioge. Tidal River Nore.
Inistioge. Neil and John decide it is not smoky enough in the pub! Tidal River
Nore.
Inistioge. Tidal River Nore.
Inistioge. Looking upstream from the bridge. River Nore.
Inistioge. The remains of the old weir below the bridge. Tidal River Nore.
By 23:30 Earnest is on the bottom. Old Wharf at Inistioge. Tidal River Nore.
Earnest on the bottom. Old Wharf at Inistioge. Tidal River Nore.
Earnest on the bottom. Old Wharf at Inistioge. Tidal River Nore.
By 05:30 the next morning the tide is coming in. Old wharf, Inistioge. Tidal
River Nore.
Old wharf, Inistioge. Tidal River Nore.
Old wharf, Inistioge. Tidal River Nore.
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