The Old Rectory
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The Old Rectory is a Fáilte Ireland approved 3-star b&b in Ballinamore, on the Leitrim coast, listed on Fáilte Ireland’s official register of quality-assured accommodation. It is a smaller, owner-run house of 4 rooms, the kind of place where you deal with the people who actually run it.
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A small canal town at the heart of the Shannon-Erne Waterway in County Leitrim, built around a marina that is still the centre of village life.
Ballinamore grew up at a crossing point on the Yellow River, which was canalised in the 1850s as the Ballinamore and Ballyconnell Canal and, after decades of disuse, reopened in 1993 as part of the Shannon-Erne Waterway. The town’s marina remains its focal point today, with a looped walking trail of a few kilometres following the waterway out from the town and back, an easy way to see the canal without needing a boat of your own.
For a B&B stay, Ballinamore works as a quiet base in Leitrim’s lake country, good for boating, fishing and cycling along the waterway rather than any single headline attraction. The Corn Mill Theatre in nearby Carrigallen hosts the Leitrim Drama Festival each March and is one of the area’s few notable cultural venues, giving the town a modest but genuine arts scene alongside its outdoor pursuits.
Things to do near The Old Rectory
Ballinamore Marina and the waterway walk
The marina is the centre of the town, with a looped walking trail of around four and a half kilometres following the Shannon-Erne Waterway out through the surrounding countryside and back into town.
The Shannon-Erne Waterway
Originally a mid-nineteenth-century canal linking the Shannon to Lough Erne, reopened for cruising in 1993, the waterway passes directly through Ballinamore and is good for boating, canoeing and coarse fishing.
Corn Mill Theatre, Carrigallen
A short drive from Ballinamore, this is home to the Corn Mill Theatre Company and hosts the Leitrim Drama Festival each March, one of the area’s more active cultural venues.
Leitrim’s lake country
The countryside around Ballinamore is dotted with small lakes and quiet back roads, well suited to cycling or a slow drive rather than any one specific sight.
Getting to Ballinamore
Ballinamore sits on the N87 in County Leitrim, around twenty minutes from Carrick-on-Shannon, which has its own station on the Irish Rail line between Dublin and Sligo. Bus Éireann services connect the town to Carrick-on-Shannon and onward, but a car is the more practical way to explore the waterway and surrounding lakeland at your own pace.
Booking The Old Rectory direct, and what the rating means
A real, assessed b&b
The Old Rectory holds a 3-star b&b rating under Fáilte Ireland's National Quality Assurance Framework, assessed against the bedrooms, bathrooms, breakfast and welcome rather than self-declared. It's an independent signal you can trust before you book, separate from any platform's own review score.
No fees, no middleman
Ring the owner, or use the contact details on this page, and arrange the stay with the house rather than through an app. No booking fee added to your bill and no commission taken from the owner, so the room rate you agree is the room rate you pay.
A better stay, direct
Owners answer the questions a booking platform never will: whether the room at the front is quieter, how early breakfast can be served, or where to park for a few days. Speaking to the house directly is how B&Bs in Ireland were booked for decades.
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Send the owner the details of your stay and they will come back to you directly. No booking fee, no platform in between, just Ballinamore on the other end.
The Old Rectory, common questions
Where is The Old Rectory?
The Old Rectory is at Fenagh, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim (Eircode N41 AK31). Give the Eircode to your sat-nav to find the door.
How do I book The Old Rectory?
You contact the owner directly, by phone or the enquiry form on this page. DirectBnB adds no booking fee and takes no commission, so you arrange the stay with the house itself and pay the room rate with nothing on top.
What star rating does The Old Rectory have?
The Old Rectory is a Fáilte Ireland approved 3-star b&b under Fáilte Ireland's National Quality Assurance Framework, and guests rate it 4.7 out of 5 across 79 Google reviews.
How many rooms does The Old Rectory have?
The Old Rectory has 4 rooms. As a smaller, owner-run house it is worth booking ahead, particularly in summer and over weekends.
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