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The river flows generally southward from the Shannon Pot in County Cavan before turning west and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean through the long Shannon Estuary, 70 miles long. | The river flows generally southward from the Shannon Pot in County Cavan before turning west and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean through the long Shannon Estuary, 70 miles long. | ||
| − | The Shannon flows entirely in the Republic of Ireland and divides the west of Ireland: a major physical barrier as there are fewer than thirty crossing-points between Limerick at its mouth and Dowra in the north. The river has been an important waterway since antiquity, described by ancient Ptolemy, deified by Gaels and extolled by poets ever since}}<noinclude> | + | The Shannon flows entirely in the Republic of Ireland and divides the west of Ireland: a major physical barrier as there are fewer than thirty crossing-points between Limerick at its mouth and Dowra in the north. The river has been an important waterway since antiquity, described by ancient Ptolemy, deified by Gaels and extolled by poets ever since.}}<noinclude> |
[[Category:Front Page data templates|River Shannon]] | [[Category:Front Page data templates|River Shannon]] | ||
