placenamesShannon 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.
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
- Barony
- Garrycastle
- Civil parish
- Gallen
- Within
- Clonony Beg
- Coordinates
- 53.22142, -7.95508 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 135337 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Shannon Harbour. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- The Grand Hotel, Clonony Beg, Shannon Harbour: 14922005 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- The Harbour Master’s House, Clonony Beg: 14922006 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2014-11-06. How this page was prepared.