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Shannon Harbour

 
Grand Canal Way, Shannonharbour Electoral Division, Birr, County Offaly, Ireland
 
Information about the place
Shannon Harbour is a minor waterways place on the Grand Canal - Main Line between Shannon - Grand Junction (Junction of River Shannon with the Grand Canal and the Ballinasloe Branch) (6 furlongs and 2 locks to the west) and Grand - Kilbeggan Junction (Junction of the Grand Canal with the Kilbeggan Branch) (26 miles and 5¾ furlongs and 15 locks to the east).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Shannon - Grand Junction is Grand Canal Lock No 35; 1 furlong away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Grand - Kilbeggan Junction is Griffith Bridge (Clonony Beg); 1 furlong away.

Mooring here is unrated.

 
 
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In the direction of Liffey - Grand Junction

Pollagh Winding Hole12 miles, 5 furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Liffey - Grand Junction

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rubbish disposal
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boatyard pump-out
 
 
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Wikipedia

Wikipedia has a page about Shannon Harbour

Shannon Harbour a small village on the banks of the Grand Canal of Ireland.

The village has the (Irish: Caladh na Sionainne) older/regional name Cluain Uaine Bheag meaning 'Clononey Beg' or 'little Clononey' after the distance and population and low laying land of the area in comparison to the other side of a stream off the River Brosna, this townsland is called Cluain Uaine Mhor/ Clononey Mor/ 'Big Clononey'.

The village has docking facilities and two pubs, McIntyre's and the Canal Bar. The Shannon Harbour boat rally is organised by the Shannon Harbour branch of the IWAI each year since 1971. The Shannon Harbour area lies between Griffith Bridge, a sharp hump-back twist over the Grand Canal and the Railway Bridge, a loop - around bridge over a hidden, derelict, railway.

The village is known as the place where the Shannon, Brosna and Grand Canal meet; a fishing destination for salmon, perch and pike.

Other Wikipedia pages that might relate to Shannon Harbour
[Grand Canal (Ireland)] the Grand Canal in 1960. Main line from Grand Canal Harbour near St. James's Gate to Shannon Harbour in Co. Offaly. Most of the Dublin City section of the [County Offaly] across the county from Edenderry on the north-east to Shannon Harbour before joining the Shannon. The county contains many small lakes from Lough Boora [River Brosna] north of Mullingar and is a tributary of the River Shannon. It meets the Shannon at Shannon Harbour. The River Brosna is 49.25 miles (79 km) in length [List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland] Shanagolden Shandonagh Shanbally Shanballymore Shankill Shannonbridge Shannon Harbour Shannon Sheeaun Shercock Sheriff Street Shinrone Shrule Silvermines Sixmilebridge [Shannon Foynes Port] to Loop Head, and Limerick. The port has facilities at Foynes Harbour Limerick Shannon Airport Jetty Aughinish Island Tarbert Island and Moneypoint Foynes [River Shannon] The River Shannon (Irish: Abha na Sionainne, an tSionainn, an tSionna) is the longest river in the Republic of Ireland and on the island of Ireland at [HMS Shannon (1806)] HMS Shannon was a 38-gun Leda-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1806 and served in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. She won [All Aboard (TV series)] their parents on a barge journey down the Grand Canal from Dublin to Shannon Harbour in Co. Offaly. The series is produced by Fiona Bergin and filmed and [Green and Silver] Connemara The voyage begins: Athlone to Shannon Harbour Clonfert and Banagher The Grand Canal: Shannon Harbour to Tullamore The Grand Canal: Tullamore
 
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