Shannon or
Shannon Town (
Baile na Sionnainne), named after the
river near which it stands, is a town in
County Clare,
Ireland. It is a satellite town of the nearby city of
Limerick, and was given town status on 1 January 1982. The town is located just off the
N19 road, a spur of the
N18/M18 road between Limerick and
Ennis. It is the location of
Shannon Airport, an international airport serving the Limerick/Clare region in the west of Ireland.