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Shannon Harbour

Caladh na Sionainne

A former hotel and harbour master’s house record the accommodation and administration needed at the Grand Canal’s western terminus.

Watercolour and fine ink illustration of The Harbour Master’s House at Shannon Harbour, as photographed in May 2006.
Illustration, The Harbour Master’s House at Shannon Harbour, as photographed in May 2006
Recorded locationShannon Harbour53.22142° N · 7.95508° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ie

The name

A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.

Recorded forms

  • Caladh na Sionainne · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Shannon Harbour · English · main form

Place & story

The Grand Hotel

The Grand Hotel was completed in 1806 to serve Shannon Harbour’s canal trans-shipping village. Its seven-bay façade rises through three storeys above a basement, with a stepped central projection crowned by a pediment. Round-headed recesses frame the central windows, and stone steps lead to the main doorway. [2]

The harbour master’s residence

The nearby harbour master’s house was also built in 1806, specifically for that role. Its two-storey central block stands over a basement between lower flanking bays. A round-headed stone entrance surround, spoked fanlight, limestone steps and iron railings distinguish the front facing the canal setting. [3]

Geographic information

Place type
Population centre
County
Offaly
Civil parish
Gallen
Coordinates
53.22142, -7.95508 (approximate)
Logainm ID
135337 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Shannon Harbour. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. The Grand Hotel, Clonony Beg, Shannon Harbour: 14922005 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  3. The Harbour Master’s House, Clonony Beg: 14922006 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  4. The Harbour Master’s House at Shannon Harbour, as photographed in May 2006 illustration: based on a The Harbour Master's House, Shannon Harbour by Brian Shaw. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2014-11-06. How this page was prepared.