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Shannon
Tourist information - Shannon
Many great Irish adventures have their starting point at Shannon Airport, located in the heart of Ireland’s tourist region, just 15 miles from Limerick City and Ennis, and 56 miles from Galway City. Shannon is a river, rising at the foot of Cuilcagh Mountain in the northern part of the country, and flowing about 354 km to the Atlantic Ocean between Loop Head and Kerry Head. The longest river in Ireland it forms an estuary about 97 km long below Limerick, to which it is navigable by a chain of locks for vessels up to about 900 metric tons. North from Limerick, the Shannon is navigable for most of its length for small craft. Canals connect the river with the Irish Sea at Dublin. A hydroelectric power station on the river is located at Ardnacrusha, near Limerick.
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