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River Shannon, the longest river in Ireland, rising in northwestern County Cavan and flowing for about 161 miles (259 km) in a southerly direction to enter the Atlantic Ocean via a 70-mile (113-kilometre) estuary below Limerick city. It drains an area of 6,060 square miles (15,695 square km).
The Shannon Estuary in Ireland (Irish: Inbhear na Sionainne) is a large estuary where the River Shannon flows into the Atlantic Ocean. The estuary has Limerick City at its head and its seaward limits are marked by Loop Head to the north and Kerry Head to the south.
Shannon ( Irish: Sionainn) or Shannon Town ( Baile na Sionnainne ), named after the river near which it stands, is a town in County Clare, Ireland. It was given town status on 1 January 1982. The town is located just off the N19 road, a spur of the N18/M18 road between Limerick and Ennis.
Shannon is a town and airport in County Clare in the west of Ireland. The airport came first, as a stopover for early transatlantic flights, then an industrial zone and new town grew beside it.
Shannon or Mid-West Region is a region of Ireland comprising County Clare, County Limerick and County Tipperary. With a population of 473,269 in 2016, it's one of the eight regions of Ireland for statistical and planning purposes; it's not a unit of local government.
The History of the Shannon. The longest river in the British Isles, the Shannon has played an important part in history from early times, offering attractive sites for monastic settlements, access to the country for Vikings, a line of defence in Napoleonic times, and as trade route. 1755.
Situated on the banks of the Shannon River Estuary and served by an international airport, Shannon is Ireland’s newest town and is world-renowned as a centre of pioneering research, enterprise and development. Shannon Aviation Museum brings Shannon’s rich aviation history to life.
