Shannonbridge
Irish: Droichead na Sionainne | |
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Village | |
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| Motto: Esto Fideles - The Faithful | |
  Shannonbridge Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°16′44″N 8°02′49″W / 53.279°N 8.047°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Offaly |
| Elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Population | 175 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | M969253 |
Shannonbridge (Irish: Droichead na Sionainne)[2] 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 (Irish: Reachra),[3] 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.[1] 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.[4]
The monastic settlement of Clonmacnoise is approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) upriver.
- ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Shannonbridge". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Droichead na Sionainne/Shannonbridge". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ "Raghra/Reachra". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ "Shannonbridge". Offaly.ie. Offaly County Council. 2007. Archived from the original (.doc) on 26 November 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2019 – via Wayback Machine.