Travel guide to Shannon
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About Shannon
Shannon situated in the west of Ireland and covers counties like Clare, Limerick, North Tipperary and South Offaly. The region is covered with stunning landscapes, Atlantic Ocean, uncrowded beaches, cliff-tops and mountain walks.
Shannon Attractions Museums
Kilmallock Cottage Museum & History Trail – the 16 th century walled town with local Neolithic site and Irish Brigades.
Clare Museum – the collections include original works of art and an audio-visual presentation of the riches of Clare, which stretches back to over 6000 years.
An Dun Museum – the museum includes collections of vintage post war and classic cars.
The Hunt Museum – the collections include objects that trace the development of the decorative arts.
Foynes Flying Boat Museum – limerick was the center of the aviation world from 1939 to 1945 for air traffic between the US and Europe, which is represented in the museum.
Shannon Historical Site
Dysert O’Dea Castle & Archaeology Centre – it is the site of 1318 battle, which repulsed the drive into Clare of Norman invaders. The castle houses an archaeological centre and the local monastic sites extend from the 8 th century to 12 th century.
Shannon Other Attractions
Ballycasey Craft and Design Center (educational site) – is located in the courtyard of a restored Georgian manor house and features handicrafts like pottery, jewellery, metalwork, knitwear and fashions.
Rosanna Cruises – cruise liner companies offer cruises to the inner lakes of Lough Ree or to Clonmacnois with live commentary on the 300 year Viking history on the Shannon and Lough Ree. The company provided children with costumes, plastic swords and helmets during the duration of the trip.
Portumna Forest Park – located east of the town on the shores of Lough Derg.
Bog Train Tours – situated in the heart of the Irish midlands on the east bank of the Shannon. Board the narrow-gauge clonmacnois and west offaly railways for trains ride round the Black water bog and a live commentary explain the bog land and formation and became a vital source of fuel.
Dolphin Watch Carrigaholt – the place of encountering group of dolphins and watch them play and skim the water surface.
Cliffs of Moher and O’Briens Tower – the cliffs are 8 kms long anyone can most easily fall for the wildness of the terrain, although they built imposing castles very often.
