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<p> The first river of Ireland, and largest in the British Islands, rises in the Cuilcagh Mountains, Co. Cavan; flows in a south-westerly direction through Loughs Allen, Ree, and Derg, besides forming several lough expansions, to Limerick, whence it turns due W., and opens out on the Atlantic in a wide estuary between [[Kerry]] (S.) and | Shannon <ref name="term_79936" /> | ||
==References == | <p> The first river of Ireland, and largest in the British Islands, rises in the Cuilcagh Mountains, Co. Cavan; flows in a south-westerly direction through Loughs Allen, Ree, and Derg, besides forming several lough expansions, to Limerick, whence it turns due W., and opens out on the Atlantic in a wide estuary between [[Kerry]] (S.) and Clare (N.); has an entire course of 254 m., and is navigable to Lough Allen, a distance of 213 m. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_79936"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/shannon Shannon from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_79936"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/shannon Shannon from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:01, 15 October 2021
Shannon [1]
The first river of Ireland, and largest in the British Islands, rises in the Cuilcagh Mountains, Co. Cavan; flows in a south-westerly direction through Loughs Allen, Ree, and Derg, besides forming several lough expansions, to Limerick, whence it turns due W., and opens out on the Atlantic in a wide estuary between Kerry (S.) and Clare (N.); has an entire course of 254 m., and is navigable to Lough Allen, a distance of 213 m.
