Hello, Michele, Bill, and the rest of the experts,

Husband and I shall be in the Athone area first week in June, 2007.  We have been to Clonmacnoise twice by car, and this time I am interested in seeing it, arriving from the Shannon via boat.  We are Seattle boaters (so could do what Bill did, lucky fellow!), but I am looking more for a day tour from either Athone or Shannonbridge.

Do you know of any day trips such as I've described?  I have perused the Ireland websites, but nothing seems to come up.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

 Bill, I have read your trip report concerning your boating "experience", and really enjoyed it, but our adventurious boating days are over, I fear.

Thanks for any input.

Helen