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River Shannon
The River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland, flowing about 360 kilometres from County Cavan south to an estuary on the Atlantic below Limerick. It separated Connacht from the provinces to the east and was a highway for Viking fleets, which founded Limerick on its estuary. The Shannon hydroelectric scheme at Ardnacrusha, completed in 1929, was a landmark of the Irish Free State.
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