Shannon, County Clare

Shannon
Irish: Sionainn
Town
View over Shannon, with the industrial area on the left and the housing on the right
View over Shannon, with the industrial area on the left and the housing on the right
Coat of arms of Shannon
Shannon is located in Ireland
Shannon
Shannon
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°42′49″N 8°52′07″W / 52.713731°N 8.868628°W / 52.713731; -8.868628
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Clare
Dáil constituencyClare
EU ParliamentSouth
Population
 • Total10,256
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key
V14
Telephone area code061
Irish Grid ReferenceR402624
Websitewww.shannon.ie

Shannon (Irish: Sionainn) or Shannon Town (Baile na Sionnainne), named after the river near which it stands, is a town in County Clare, Ireland. It was given town status on 1 January 1982. The town is located just off the N19 road, a spur of the N18/M18 road between Limerick and Ennis. It is the location of Shannon Airport, an international airport serving the Clare/Limerick region in the west of Ireland.

It has a population of 10,256 as per the 2022 census, the second largest town in the county.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Shannon". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Shannon". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  3. ^ Central Statistics Office Ireland and Histpop - The Online Historical Population Reports Website. Shannon was not a census form until 1961. Pre 1961 figures include the townlands of Clenagh, Drumline and Rineanna. Post 1986 figures include the environs of Shannon Clenagh.