Home Page ⇨ Ireland ⇨ River Shannon

River Shannon

Information about the waterway

The River Shannon is part of the Waterways of Ireland and is made up of the River Shannon - Killaloe to the sea, the River Shannon - Lough Derg, the River Shannon - Portumna to Athlone, the River Shannon - Lough Ree, the River Shannon - Lanesborough to Jamestown, the River Shannon - Lough Allen Canal, the River Shannon - Jamestown to Battlebridge, the River Shannon - Jamestown Canal, the River Shannon - Lough Allen and the River Shannon - Boyle River.

This waterway page is a summary of other waterway pages, and so no linear map is shown.

Maps

If you are a user and are logged on, or if you are actively planning a route, a map will be displayed here.

Additional information

Navigational Notes

IMPORTANT NOTE: The line of navigation shown on the Canalplan maps on this waterway are for illustrative purposes only. Reference to the navigational directions along the route and to the relevant local charts is essential to ensure safe passage.

External websites

There are no links to external websites from here.
Why not log in and add some (select "External websites" from the menu (sometimes this is under "Edit"))?

Wikipedia

Wikipedia has a page about 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 360.5 km (224 miles). It drains the Shannon River Basin which has an area of 16,865 km² (6,512 sq mi), one fifth of the area of the island.

The Shannon divides the west of Ireland (principally the province of Connacht) from the east and south (Leinster and most of Munster). County Clare, being west of the Shannon but part of the province of Munster, is the major exception. The river represents a major physical barrier between east and west, with fewer than thirty-five crossing-points between Limerick city in the south and the village of Dowra in the north.

The river is named after Sionna, a Celtic goddess.

The Shannon has been an important waterway since antiquity, having first been mapped by the Graeco-Egyptian geographer Ptolemy. The river flows generally southwards from the Shannon Pot in County Cavan before turning west and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean through the 102.1 km (63.4 mi) long Shannon Estuary. Limerick city stands at the point where the river water meets the sea water of the estuary. The Shannon is tidal east of Limerick as far as the base of the Ardnacrusha dam.

Other Wikipedia pages that might relate to River Shannon

[Shannon River] Shannon River may refer to: River Shannon, Ireland Shannon River (Minnesota), located in Saint Louis County, Minnesota Shannon River (Tasmania), a tributary [Shannon] of the River Shannon Shannon Pot, source of the River Shannon Shannon Estuary Shannon, County Clare, Ireland, a town near Shannon Airport Shannon Airport [Shannon (given name)] Shannon ("old river") is an Irish name, Anglicised from Sionainn. Alternative spellings include Shannen, Shanon, Shannan, Seanan, and Siannon. The variant [Rivers of Ireland] Shannon Estuary. Other major rivers include the River Liffey, River Lee, River Swilly, River Foyle, River Lagan, River Erne, River Blackwater, River Nore [Shannon River Basin] The Shannon River Basin consists of the area containing Ireland's longest river, the River Shannon, and all of its tributaries and lakes. The official [List of rivers of Ireland] and for the rivers Bann and Erne - Notes on River Basins by Robert A. Williams TABLE 1 a The length of the River Shannon from the Shannon Pot to Limerick [Shannon hydroelectric scheme] The Shannon hydroelectric Scheme was a major development by the Irish Free State in the 1920s to harness the power of the River Shannon. Its product, [Carrick-on-Shannon] the River Shannon. The Leitrim part of the town is in the civil parish of Kiltoghert which is in the ancient barony of Leitrim. Carrick-on-Shannon is situated [Shannon River (Minnesota)] The Shannon River (Minnesota) is a river of Minnesota. List of rivers of Minnesota U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shannon River

Google