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East of the village of O'Briensbridge, Co. Clare Carries the R466 from O'Briensbridge, Co. Clare into Montpelier, County Limerick. Replaced former bridge around 1750, partially replaced in 1842, and modified to include a navigation arch in the 1920s. [32] The Blackwater distributary river splits off to the west from the Shannon at Drumeen: X X ...
Apart from being Ireland's longest river, the Shannon is also, by far, Ireland's largest river by flow. It has a long-term average flow rate of 208.1 m 3 /s (7,350 cu ft/s) (at Limerick). This is double the flow rate of Ireland's second highest-volume river, the short River Corrib (104.8 m 3 /s [3,700 cu ft/s]. [18]
Drumsna (Irish: Droim ar Snámh which translates as the ridge of the swimming place) is a village in County Leitrim, Ireland. It is situated 6 km east of Carrick-on-Shannon on the River Shannon and is located off the N4 National primary route which links Dublin and Sligo.
Dowra (Irish: An Damhshraith, meaning 'the river-meadow of the ox') [1] is a village and townland in northwest County Cavan, Ireland. Located in a valley on Lough Allen, [2] it is the first village on, and marks the most uppermost navigable point of, the River Shannon. On one side of its bridge is County Cavan; on the other is County Leitrim ...
Shannonbridge (Irish: Droichead na Sionainne) [2] is a village located on the River Shannon, at the junction of the R444 and R357 regional roads in County Offaly, Ireland.It lies within the townland of Raghra (Irish: Reachra), [3] at the borders of counties Offaly, Galway and Roscommon, with the majority of the population living east of the bridge in County Offaly.
O'Brien's Bridge or O'Briensbridge (Irish: Droichead Uí Bhriain [1]) is a village in east County Clare, Ireland, on the west bank of the River Shannon, in a civil parish of the same name. It is named for the bridge across the Shannon at that point, built by Turlough O'Brien in 1506.
Montpelier, County Limerick O'Briensbridge over the Shannon from Montpelier. Montpelier (Irish: Montpelier) [1] is a village and a townland in east County Limerick, Ireland, on the east bank of the River Shannon. It is connected to O'Briensbridge across the river in County Clare by a 14-arch stone bridge.
The first arch on the west side was replaced by the present navigation arch when the Shannon Scheme was built downstream in 1925–29. The ancient river-crossing here is believed to be identical with Áth Caille (meaning "Ford of the Wood"): one of the three fords mentioned in the Triads of Ireland , the others being Áth Clíath (Dublin) and ...