Shannon

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

The River Shannon in Ireland is the longest body of water in Ireland, running more than 240 miles southward from the Shannon Pot in County Cavan before turning west and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean through the 70-mile long Shannon Estuary.^[1]

There are several Irish legends accounting for the name Shannon. A well called Connla's well existed under the sea that was filled with fish and either hazel or rowan trees, depending on which legend you are reading, dropped their nuts or berries, depending again on the legend, into the well. The salmon that ate the nuts or the berries were thought to gain great knowledge and wisdom. This made the fish very desirable and fishermen worked very hard to get and catch these.^[1]

Women were not allowed to eat these so-called "fish of knowledge or wisdom." However, a brave rebel female named Shannon (spelled Sionnain in Gaelic), who some say is the daughter of the moon, ignored this rule and caught and ate one of the fish. Immediately upon this infraction, the well water rose up and carried Shannon to the Atlantic Ocean, creating the River Shannon.^[1]

POPULARITY

According to the 1990 United States census, Shannon was the 679th most popular name in the U.S. It was the 123rd most popular first name for girls and the 317th most popular name for boys.

FACTS

• Shannon Airport is part of Dublin Airport Authority, an airport management company with over 3,600 employees. Shannon Airport is one of Ireland's three biggest airports with Cork and Dublin.^[1]
• "Shannon (Is Gone)" was a popular song written in 1976 by Henry Gross. ^[1]

NAMESAKES

• River Shannon in Ireland
• Shannon Airport in Ireland

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Molly Shannon, actress, born September 16, 1964 ^[1]
• Shannon Tweed, actress, Playboy playmate, November 1981, born march 10, 1957^[1]
• Del Shannon, singer, born Charles Weedon Westover December 30, 1934, died February 8, 1990 ^[1]

NOTES

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Author: Kelly Campbell