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  River Shannon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The River Shannon (Irish: Sionainn), Ireland's longest river, divides the West of Ireland (mostly the province of Connacht) from the east and south (Leinster and most of Munster).
The river rises in the Cuilcagh Mountains in south County Fermanagh, and flows through/between 11 of Ireland's 32 Counties.
Vikings settled in the region in 10th century and used the river to raid the rich monasteries deep inland.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/River_Shannon   (469 words)

  
 Suck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The act of sucking, the creation of a partial vacuum, or region of low pressure
"The Suck" is a slang term for the United States Marine Corps
This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Suck   (104 words)

  
 Welcome to Shannon Region-Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Shannon is the largest river in Ireland, and is 386km (240 miles) long from its source at the Shannon Pot in the foothills of the Cuilcagh Mountains in Co. Cavan to its estuary below Limerick City.
From Shannonbridge, at its mid-point the river is slow flowing and follows a meandering course through the bogscape of Co. Offaly’s peatlands, past the rural town of Banagher and the lush plains and gentle hills of north Tipperary, on its 50 km journey to Portumna, where it flows into Lough Derg.
Suck flows into the Shannon you are spoiled for choice on the extremely long stretches of good bank waters for bream, hybrids, tench and rudd.
www.shannonregiontourism.ie /content.asp?id=307   (1432 words)

  
 Activities in Offaly - Offaly history, Research, Distilling, Tullamore, Landscape, Offaly Photographs, Touring Offaly, ...
The River Shannon at Meelick, both Brosna rivers, the Boyne and Barrow rivers are the primary salmon and trout waters.
The Shannon is a big spate river, varying in width form 100 metres upwards and with an offshore depth averaging 3 to 4 metres it is the perfect habitat for freshwater fish.
The major angling centres on the River Shannon, from Portumna to Athlone and on the River Suck, are Banagher and Shannonbridge.
www.offalyhistory.com /content/offaly/offaly_activities.htm   (2811 words)

  
 Ireland West - Things to Do Individual Search Result   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Suck rises on the Mayo/Roscommon border and passing from Lough O'Flynn, flows in a general south easterly direction before it joins the Shannon.
In the winter, the river is particularly beautiful with large flocks of wild fowl.
The coarse fishing on the river can be broadly divided into five distinct stretches each offering equally good fishing, with their own attractions, and with ease of access and good banks.
www.irelandwest.ie /individual_results.asp?sID=12373   (315 words)

  
 Ireland West - Things to Do Individual Search Result   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Standing on the banks of the River Suck in Athleague, this award-winning Centre, which was originally used as a Church of Ireland, dates from the early 19th century.
The Suck Valley has excellent stocks of bream to 8lbs and roach to 2 lbs, and do not be surprised to find large hungry pike snapping at your bait.
The River Suck flows through the heart of this beautiful countryside, linking a 30-mile stretch of West Roscommon and East Galway known as the Suck River Valley.
www.irelandwest.ie /individual_results.asp?sID=7765   (513 words)

  
 Suck River Valley Tourism Co-op and Waymarked Walk Way
The River Suck flows along the natural border between counties Galway and Roscommon.
The Suck River Valley is a 5 mile wide corridor each side of the River Suck, and boasts a population of approximately 8,000.
The Suck Valley Tourism Group was set up in 1991, and promotes tourist attractions in the region.
www.suckvalley.com   (227 words)

  
 Welcome to Una Bhan, Rural Tourism
The River Suck which makes up a long section of the Western edge of the Úna Bhán region is one of the main tributaries of the River Shannon.
The Suck rises on the Mayo/Roscommon border and passing from Lough O' Flynn, flows in a general southeasterly direction before it joins the Shannon.
The Suck River Valley is a 30 mile stretch of Roscommon and Galway countryside with many small rivers and lakes.
www.unabhan.net /angling1.htm   (500 words)

  
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There is evidence that Banagher was once an important crossing point on the river Shannon, and it is believed that there was an eighteen-arch bridge built here in then middle of the eleventh century.
Ballinasloe was built on a major ford over the river Suck, and the origins of the town can be traced back to the fourth century, when St. Grellan came to convert those who lived by the river.
Also along the river are eskers, which are winding ridges of raised ground caused by melting ice during the Ice Age and were used by early settlers to cross the river.
homepage.eircom.net /~gmd/toc/ree.htm   (906 words)

  
 A land of castles and ancient kings of stately homes of wild and wonderful landscapes where glittering rivers and lakes ...
The Suck River Valley The River Suck flows through the heart of this beautiful countryside, linking a 30 mile stretch of West Roscommon and East Galway known as the Suck River Valley.
The River Suck: The river Suck is one of the main tributaries of the River Shannon.
The Suck rises on the Mayo/Roscommon border and passing from Lough O' Flynn, flows in a general south-easterly direction before it joins the Shannon.
www.country-holidays.ie /trade/north-west-page5605.html   (2383 words)

  
 Roscommon Tourism
Suck Valley Way is a 100km Waymarked Walk Way which runs through the Suck River Valley, incorporating parts of counties Roscommon and Galway.
It also traverses the boglands and callows along the river Suck with their numerous lakes and drainage channels.
In particular, the major change in the course of the River Shannon during the Ice Age can be observed in the current pattern of the Kilglass Lakes system.
www.visitroscommon.com /walking.asp   (665 words)

  
 Donamon River Suck Fishing Guide, River Suck Valley, Co Roscommon
Donamon is set in one of the most beautiful sections of the mid River Suck and is located in the heart of the River Suck Valley region.
This is a sheltered venue where the river is fairly wide, rows of mature poplar trees and forestry line the opposite bank from the facility with a mix of bog and pasture land adjacent.
Donamon is in the Suck Valley triangle of the Castlecoote, Glinsk and Creggs area.
www.shannon-fishery-board.ie /guides/coarse/suckvalley-donamon.htm   (525 words)

  
 Irish Castles - Castles and Manor Houses in Ireland, Irish Castle Accommodation
Castlecoote House is an early Georgian Palladian mansion built within the enclosure of the 16th castle which had fallen into ruins, overlooking the beautiful River Suck.
Take a stroll along by the river savoring the tranquillity, or perambulate through the orchard enjoying the rare apple trees, castle ruins and mill race walls.
The River Suck is renowned for its coarse and trout fishing.
www.selfcateringreservations.com /prop/coote.htm   (190 words)

  
 Castlecoote Ireland
O Fionnachta was a great Irish Chieftain whose seat, Donamon Castle is just a mile downstream of Castlecoote and also on the banks of the River Suck.
Castlecoote House is an early Georgian Palladian mansion built on the grounds of a ruined 16th century castle overlooking the beautiful River Suck.
The River Suck is renowned for its trout and coarse fishing which encircles Castlecoote House.
www.tourclare.com /castlecoote.html   (301 words)

  
 Chaplefinnerty Cemetry & Surrounding Area (October 5th 2000)
It may be that (on a much smaller scale) the Suck Valley was to the people who built the Cairn at Alloon (possibly as long ago as 5000 B.C.), what the valley of the Nile later became to the people who built the Great Pyramids of Egypt (between 2686 B.C. and 2181 B.C.).
A part of the river Suck can be seen in the background, and the land on the far side of the river is in County Galway.
The Suck flows towards the south, and it provides a long stretch of the boundary between County Galway (on the west side) and County Roscommon (on the east).
homepage.eircom.net /~williamfinnerty/chaplefinnerty/1.htm   (8540 words)

  
 Ballinasloe Photos - Ballinasloe in the old days
This picture was taken before this strech of the River Suck was allowed to fall into disrepair in the 1970s and 1980s.
River SuckA view of St. Bridget's Hospital (or Ballinasloe Lunatic Asylum as it was then known) from the River Suck.
The River Suck had not been walled in when the picture was taken.
www.ballinasloe.com /photos/thumbnails.php?album=17   (1342 words)

  
 Country Sports and Country Life - Coarse Angling
River Shannon and Northern shores of Lough Derg, Co Galway
This venue is on the main River Shannon downstream of the Power Station at Lanesboro and has produced a number of Specimen Tench.
The River Shannon holds large stocks of big pike as does Lough Ree, Lough Derg and Lough Allen, while in Co Clare, Doon Lough and Ballyline have produced excellent pike fishing in the past.
countrysportsandcountrylife.com /sections/angling/coarse_angling.htm   (1467 words)

  
 County Roscommon Ireland Hotels
Lough Key Forest Park, Strokestown Park House, the Shannon Basin, the river Suck Valley and Rathcroghan, Clonalis, the ancestral home of the O'Connors (who produced Ireland's last two High Kings) are all in this county.
Perhaps the least known of the line of the O'Connor's is the McGeraghty clan whose stronghold, Castlecoote house and original Medieval Towers, still command a view of the river Suck to this day.
The Bar comprises of two areas, the first a cozy retreat with plump couch's and a log fire crackling in the background, with the other a more lively atmospheric meeting place, bar lunches and snacks are served daily.
www.tourclare.com /roscommon.php   (691 words)

  
 Toad Suck Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Then again, the fields along these river bottoms have long been used to grow sorghum and sugar cane, and a riverside house at a ferry would be a likely place to stockpile sugar or sorghum or molasses while awaiting transport to markets.
There is a geographical feature called a "suck." When a river is high and the water level falls, leaving a pool on a flat shore separated from the river, that pool is called a suck.
Your Host comments: The fact that the area was used as a ford and ferry crossing does suggest it was shallow and even-bottomed and therefore would have tended to dry up first during the drought of summer.
users.aristotle.net /~russjohn/toadsuck.html   (1353 words)

  
 Ballinasloe - Gateway to the West of Ireland - Tourism
Angling - The River Suck which surrounds Ballinasloe is famous as a Coarse Fishing venue.
The Gardens extend across 120 acres of a 17 th Century Park whose sweeping open spaces are adorned by an outstanding collection of 2000 species of rare trees and shrubs including the tallest Box Hedges in the world.
The River Shannon and its tributary the Suck.
www.ballinasloe.com /content/view/60/97   (1707 words)

  
 Irish Property For Sale at Pauraic Larkin Auctioneers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Suck Valley Way is a 96km/60miles Waymarked Way passing through the Nine Friendly Villages of the Valley Area.
The River Suck flows through the heart of this beautiful countryside linking a stretch of West Roscommon and East Galway.
The valley is a 5 mile wide corridor each side of the (mid) River Suck and lies about 10-15 kms from Roscommon town.
www.larkinauctioneers.com /Tourism.php   (2396 words)

  
 The River Suck Valley, Co Roscommon A Complete Coarse & Pike Fishing Guide
The River Suck flows between the borders of counties East Galway and West Roscommon.
The River Suck and Lakes is one of Ireland's renowned pike fishing areas and well worth considering on your itinerary of fishing venues to Ireland.
Of those 26 specimens, 20 were caught on waters in the Shannon Fisheries Region with 10 fish caught on the River Suck fishery alone.
www.shannon-fishery-board.ie /guides/coarse/suck-valley.htm   (1011 words)

  
 Fishing on the River Suck, near Lawrencetown, East Galway
This is followed by a detailed local map of the River Shannon and Suck showing the best places to fish for the differing species.
To succeed at salmon fishing an in depth knowledge of the river and the lies of the fish are essential.
This River is found south of Ballinasloe and is a tributary of the River Suck.
www.lawrencetown.com /fishing.htm   (1606 words)

  
 Walking   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Enjoy a pleasant stroll down by the mighty river Suck, the biggest tributary of the majestic Shannon.
The River Suck links a 60 mile stretch of countryside in West Roscommon and East Galway known as The Suck River Valley.
It also crosses the boglands and callows of the river Suck with their numerous lakes and drainage channels.
www.glinsk.com /walking_.htm   (686 words)

  
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Shannonbridge is the centre for coarse fishing in the Irish Midlands.
The River Shannon and the River Suck meet in this picturesque village.
Waters within 15 miles include: River Shannon, River Suck, River Brosna, Grand Canal, Silver River and, of course, the many back waters and hot water outlets for which Shannonbridge is famous.
indigo.ie /~morapaul/offalytownhousebungalow.htm   (464 words)

  
 Shannonbridge
The river level at Shannonbridge was 2.24 metres on Tuesday, 2.17 metres on Friday and 2.30 metres on Sunday.
Richard fished on the River Suck at Correen Ford in the rain and wind and used a feeder and a single red maggot on size 18 hook to catch 10 lbs of hybrids.
Mike got nearer the river bank by wearing waders and fished in fair weather using red maggots on a stick float and size 10 hook, feeding loose casters and hemp as he fished.
shannonbridge.blogspot.com   (12523 words)

  
 Elegant Ireland
This property is an early Georgian Palladian mansion built on the grounds of a ruined 16th century castle overlooking the River Suck.
Take a stroll along by the river, savouring the tranquillity, or amble through the orchard enjoying the rare apple trees, castle ruins and mill race walls.
Roscommon has some of the finest angling lakes in the country and the River Suck, which encircles the house, is renowned for its trout and course fishing.
www.elegant.ie /r01.html   (355 words)

  
 BRAYSEAANGLERS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The river Suck is full flood, Paul Dagger and Tony O'Connor fishing into a field
This is a pike caught on the river SUCK (22-Feb-04) Note the growth on the fish.
These growths can be caused by hooks being left in the fish and the fish not being able to pass them through their body.
www.brayseaanglers.com /pike_photos.htm   (229 words)

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