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The River Shannon (Irish: an tSionainn, Abhainn na Sionainne or archaic an tSionna [1]) is the major river on the island of Ireland, and at 360 km (224 miles) in length, [2] is the longest river in the British Isles.
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. It was given town status on 1 January 1982.
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Loop Head (Irish: Ceann Léime, meaning 'leap head'), [3] [4] [5] is a headland on the north side of the mouth of the River Shannon, in County Clare in the west of Ireland. Loop Head is marked by a prominent lighthouse. The opposite headland on the south side of the Shannon is Kerry Head.
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 Ordnance Survey Ireland length of the Shannon from its Shannon Pot source is 224 miles (360 km) made up of 63.5 miles (102.2 km) tidal water flow and 160.5 miles (258.3 km) freshwater flow.
Lough Derg, historically Lough Dergart (Irish: Loch Deirgeirt), [1] is a freshwater lake in the Shannon River Basin, Ireland.It is the third-biggest on the island of Ireland (after Lough Neagh and Lough Corrib) and the second largest lake in the Republic of Ireland.
Lough Ree (Irish: Loch Rí), [1] translated to English as King's Lake or King Lake, [citation needed] is a lake in the midlands of Ireland, the second of the three major lakes on the River Shannon. Lough Ree is the second largest lake on the Shannon after Lough Derg. The other two major lakes are Lough Allen to the north, and Lough Derg to the ...
Glin Castle is a Georgian country house and national heritage site located along the River Shannon in Glin, County Limerick, Ireland.