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5 unusual facts about Shannon River


Aibell

She was the ruler of a sídhe in north Munster, and her dwelling place was Craig Liath, the grey rock, a hill overlooking the Shannon about two miles north of Killaloe.

Doonaha

It is located along the R487 road and close to the banks of the Shannon River.

Sir John Keane, 5th Baronet

In 1925 he was a major opponent of the Shannon electrification scheme, describing it as "the poisonous virus of nationalisation".

Uí Maine

There were two different Ui Maine, the Ui Maine of Tethbae and the Uí Maine of Connacht; these tribes were separated by the Shannon River.

Woodford, County Galway

Woodford is in the Southeast of County Galway it is situated between the Shannon River and the Slieve Aughty mountains



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