River Shannon

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lake river

The River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland, flowing southward through the country and playing a central role in its geography, history, and transport.

Aliases (6)

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	lake → lake → lake → river →
basinCountry	Ireland →
connectedTo	Grand Canal → River Erne via Shannon–Erne Waterway → Royal Canal →
continent	Europe →
country	Ireland →
crossesFeature	Central Plain of Ireland →
culturalSignificance	featured in Irish folklore and literature →
drainageBasin	Shannon River Basin →
emptiesInto	Atlantic Ocean →
flowsThrough	Athlone → Ballina, County Tipperary → Banagher → Carrick-on-Shannon → County Cavan → County Clare → County Galway → County Leitrim → County Limerick → County Longford → County Offaly → County Roscommon → County Tipperary → County Westmeath → Killaloe → Limerick → Portumna → Shannonbridge →
hasBridge	Athlone Railway Bridge → Shannon Bridge, Limerick →
hasHydroelectricStation	Ardnacrusha power station →
hasLock	Athlone Lock → Meelick Lock →
hasPart	Lough Allen → Lough Derg → Lough Ree → Shannon Estuary →
hasTributary	River Brosna → River Feale → River Fergus → River Inny → River Maigue → River Suck →
historicalSignificance	important transport route in Irish history →
isLongestRiverIn	Ireland →
length	about 224 miles → about 360 kilometres →
locatedIn	County Cavan → Ireland →
locatedOn	River Shannon →
mouth	Shannon Estuary →
notableIsland	Hare Island, Lough Ree → Holy Island, Lough Derg → Inchcleraun →
separates	west of Ireland from the east and south →
source	Shannon Pot →
usedFor	fishing → inland water transport → navigation → recreation → tourism →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Shannon →	derivedFrom
Shannon →	hasEtymologicalOrigin
Irish Sea ("River Shannon Estuary") →	hasInflow
Ardnacrusha power station →	locatedOn
Limerick →	locatedOnRiver
Siege of Limerick (1651) →	relatedPlace
Connacht →	traversedByRiver