Temple Island

At one point in the history of Lough Ree Yacht Club the club was divided into "two political groups" one of which broke away to form the short-lived Killinure Yacht Club with its club house on Temple Island in the inner lakes.

The Commodore of Killinure Yacht Club in 1831 was Robert H. Temple Esq. and a manuscript document recording the founding of the club in that year and addressed from 'Temple Island' was reproduced as an appendix to Lough Ree Yacht Club 1770-1970 a memoir by N.W.English.

The regulations were drawn up by order of John Hodson Jun., the club secretary, and show that the members of Killinure Yacht Club met on the first and third Mondays of each month from May to September. While on board their yachts, or while attending committee meetings, the members were "always to appear … in the blue uniform", this consisted of a blue jacket with appropriate buttons, waistcoat of white cashmere with the club buttons, trousers blue, white or chequered.

Safety was obviously a prime consideration as evidenced by the regulation which forbade the serving of wine in the mess tent. However, the best spirits were to be provided for by the Purser. An exception to this rule was when the fleet was due to return home after dinner, when "one glass of grog" only was allowed. Any member who disobeyed this order was liable to be fined "five shillings", which sum could be demanded by the Secretary on the fleet coming to their moorings.

By 1836 the Killinure Club had disbanded and the members were reunited with Athlone Yacht Club. While the Killinure club had their club house on Temple Island in the 1830s the Athlone Yacht Club had theirs on Carberry Island.