SHANNON  , the See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal See also:

• RIVER

river of See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland . It flows with a See also:

• BOW (pronounced " bo ")

bow-shaped course from N. to S. and S.W., from the N.W. See also:

• PART

part of the See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island to its mouth in the See also:

• ATLANTIC

Atlantic on the S.W. See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast, with a length of about 240 in. and a drainage See also:

• AREA

area of ,4544 sq. m . Rising in See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county See also:

• CAVAN

Cavan in some small pools at the See also:

• FOOT

foot of Cuilcagh See also:

• MOUNTAIN (0. Fr. montaigne; popular Lat. montanea, an adjectival form from the classical mons, montis, whence Eng. " mount," a form usually used along with the name of an individual mountain, e.g. Mt Everest)
• MOUNTAIN, THE (La Montagne)

Mountain, the Shannon crosses county See also:

• LEITRIM

Leitrim, traversing the first of a See also:

• SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series of large lakes, Lough See also:

• ALLEN, BOG OF
• ALLEN, ETHAN (1739–1789)
• ALLEN, GRANT CHARLES GRANT BLAIRFINDIEI, (1848–1899)
• ALLEN, JAMES LANE (1850– )
• ALLEN, JOHN (1476–1534)
• ALLEN, or ALLEYN, THOMAS (1542-1632)
• ALLEN, WILLIAM (1532-1594)
• ALLEN, WILLIAM FRANCIS (183o-1889)

Allen (9 m. in length) . It then separates county See also:

• ROSCOMMON
• ROSCOMMON, WENTWORTH DILLON, 4TH EARL OF (c. 163o-1685)

Roscommon on the right (W.) See also:

• BANK

bank from counties Leitrim, See also:

• LONGFORD

Longford, See also:

• WESTMEATH
• WESTMEATH, EARL OF

Westmeath and See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

King's County on the See also:

• LEFT

left . In this part of its course it forms Loughs Boderg (7 M. See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long), See also:

• FORBES
• FORBES, ALEXANDER PENROSE (1817-1875)
• FORBES, ARCHIBALD (1838-1900)
• FORBES, DAVID (1828--1876)
• FORBES, DUNCAN
• FORBES, EDWARD (1815—1854)
• FORBES, JAMES DAVID (1809—1868)
• FORBES, SIR JOHN (1787—1861)

Forbes (3 m.) and Ree (18 m.), and receives from W. the river See also:

• BOYLE
• BOYLE, JOHN J
• BOYLE, ROBERT (1627-1691)

Boyle and from E. the Inny, while in county Long-See also:

• FORD, EDWARD ONSLOW
• FORD, JOHN (r586–c.1640)
• FORD, RICHARD (1796-1858)
• FORD, THOMAS (b. c. 158o)

ford it is joined by the Royal See also:

• CANAL
• CANAL (from Lat. canalis, " channel " and " kennel " being doublets of the word)

Canal . It now separates county See also:

• GALWAY

Galway on the right from King's County and county See also:

• TIPPERARY

Tipperary; receiving the Suck from W. and the Brosna from E., and forming Lough See also:

• DERG, LOUGH

Derg (23 m.) . Dividing county See also:

• CLARE
• CLARE, JOHN (1793-1864)
• CLARE, JOHN FITZGIBBON, 1ST EARL OF (1749-1802)

Clare from counties Tipperary and See also:

• LIMERICK

Limerick, the Shannon reaches the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city of Limerick as a broad and See also:

• NOBLE, SIR ANDREW (1832- )

noble river, and debouches upon an See also:

• ESTUARY (from the Lat. aestuarium, a place reached by aestus, the tide)

estuary 6o m. in length with a direction nearly E. and W . This divides county Clare on the right from counties Limerick and See also:

• KERRY

Kerry on the left . 11 A wide See also:

• BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch estuary, that of the Fergus, joins from N., and the See also:

• RIVERS
• RIVERS, ANTHONY WOODVILLE, or WYDEVILLE, 2ND EARL (c. 1442—1483)
• RIVERS, EARL
• RIVERS, RICHARD SAVAGE, 4TH EARL (c. 1660—1712)

rivers Mulkear, Maigne and Deel enter from S . From Lough Allen to Limerick, where the Shannon becomes tidal, its fall is 144 ft . With the assistance of See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short canals the river is navigable for See also:

• LIGHT

light vessels to Lough Allen, and for small steamers to See also:

• ATHLONE

Athlone; while Limerick is accessible for large vessels . The See also:

• SALMON
• SALMON, GEORGE (1819-1904)

salmon-fishing is famous; See also:

• TROUT (Salmo trutta)

trout are also taken in the loughs and tributary streams .

Carrick-on-Shannon, Athlone, See also:

• KILLALOE

Killaloe, and Castleconnel are favourite stations for sportsmen . The scenery is generally pleasant, and on the loughs, with their deeply indented shores and numerous islands, often very beautiful . These islands' are in several cases sites of See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early religious settlements, while of those on the river-See also:

• BANKS, GEORGE LINNAEUS (1821-1881)
• BANKS, NATHANIEL PRENTISS (1816–1894)
• BANKS, SIR JOSEPH
• BANKS, THOMAS (1735-1805)

banks the most noteworthy is that of the seven churches of See also:

• CLONMACNOISE

Clonmacnoise .