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The '''River Shannon''' ({{lang-ga|Abhainn na Sionainne}}, ''{{lang|ga|an tSionainn}}'', ''{{lang|ga|an tSionna}}'') is the major river on the island of [[Ireland]], and at {{convert|360|km|mi|0|abbr= in}} in length,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.osi.ie/Education/Primary-Schools/Seniors/Mountains,-Rivers-Lakes-%281%29.aspx|publisher= [[Ordnance Survey Ireland]]|title= Primary Seniors – Mountains, Rivers & Lakes|access-date= 28 May 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140529051622/http://www.osi.ie/Education/Primary-Schools/Seniors/Mountains,-Rivers-Lakes-%281%29.aspx|archive-date= 29 May 2014|url-status= dead}}</ref> is the longest [[Rivers of Ireland|river]] in
Known as an important [[waterway]] since antiquity, the Shannon first appeared in maps by the Graeco-Egyptian [[geographer]] [[Ptolemy]] ({{circa}} 100 – {{circa}} 170 AD). The river flows generally southwards from the [[Shannon Pot]] in [[County Cavan]] before turning west and emptying into the [[Atlantic Ocean]] through the {{convert|102.1|km|mi|abbr= on}} long [[Shannon Estuary]].<ref name="Facts">{{cite web|title= Facts|url= http://www.osi.ie/Education/Secondary-Schools/Teacher-Resources/Facts-%281%29.aspx|publisher= [[Ordnance Survey Ireland]]|access-date= 9 September 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140911001931/http://www.osi.ie/Education/Secondary-Schools/Teacher-Resources/Facts-%281%29.aspx|archive-date= 11 September 2014|url-status= live}}</ref> Limerick city stands at the point where the river water meets the [[seawater|sea water]] of the [[estuary]]. The Shannon is tidal east of Limerick as far as the base of the [[Ardnacrusha power plant|Ardnacrusha dam]].<ref>
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