Shannonbridge
Sign in to saveShannonbridge () is a village located on the River Shannon, at the junction of the R444 and R357 regional roads in County Offaly, Ireland. It lies within the townland of Raghra (), at the borders of counties Offaly, Galway, and Roscommon, with the majority of the population living east of the bridge in County Offaly. As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 175. There are two housing estates within the village. Its location along Ireland's largest river and its proximity to Clonmacnoise have contributed to tourism being a key contributor to the local economy. The village is flank
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Shannonbridge
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.motto
- Esto Fideles - The Faithful
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- Shannonbridge sign.jpg
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- Ireland
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- right
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- Location in Ireland
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Leinster
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Offaly
- Elevation
- +38
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Shannonbridge sign.jpg
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- P7959
- County Offaly
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Shannonbridge () is a village located on the River Shannon, at the junction of the R444 and R357 regional roads in County Offaly, Ireland. It lies within the townland of Raghra (), at the borders of counties Offaly, Galway, and Roscommon, with the majority of the population living east of the bridge in County Offaly. As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 175. There are two housing estates within the village. Its location along Ireland's largest river and its proximity to Clonmacnoise have contributed to tourism being a key contributor to the local economy. The village is flanked by a Special Area of Conservation – the Shannon Callows. The physical environment consists of the River Shannon, callows, boglands and the Esker Riada (a major routeway in the 18th century). The village has one of the oldest bridges still in use over the River Shannon, completed in 1757.
The monastic settlement of Clonmacnoise is approximately upriver.