Shannon Sentence Examples

These two, afterwards joined by the primate's old rival Lord Shannon, and usually supported by the earl of Kildare, regained control of affairs in 1758, during the viceroyalty of the duke of Bedford.

This duel resembled in its attendant circumstances the famous fight of the "Chesapeake" and the "Shannon."

Captain John Rodgers, like Broke, was one of the best officers, and the "Weehawken," like the "Shannon," was known as one of the smartest ships in the service.

With docks named after them are connected the Royal and Grand Canals, passing respectively to north and south of the city, the one penetrating the great central plain of Ireland on the north, the other following the course of the Liffey, doing the same on the south, and both joining the river Shannon.

On the 1st of June 1813 the capture of the U.S. frigate "Chesapeake" (38), by the British frigate "Shannon" (38), a vessel of equal force, counterbalanced the moral effect of previous disasters.

Limerick, Ireland, occupying both banks and an island (King's Island) of the river Shannon, at the head of its estuary, 129 m.

The situation is striking, for the Shannon is here a broad and noble stream, and the immediately surrounding country consists of the rich lowlands of its valley, while beyond rise the hills of the counties Clare and Tipperary.

The main stream of the Shannon is crossed by Thomond Bridge and Sarsfield or Wellesley Bridge.

The salmon fisheries of the Shannon, for which Limerick is the headquarters of a district, are the most valuable in Ireland.

The urban district, under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1900, is wholly in county Westmeath, but the same area is divided by the Shannon between the parliamentary divisions of South Westmeath and South Roscommon.

The Shannon divides the town into two portions, known as the Leinster side (east), and the Connaught side (west), which are connected by a handsome bridge opened in 1844.

The rapids of the Shannon at this point are obviated by means of a lock communication with a basin, which renders the navigation of the river practicable above the town.

The steamers of the Shannon Development Company ply on the river, and some trade by water is carried on with Limerick, and with Dublin by the river and the Grand and Royal canals.

By Barbara Villiers, Mrs Palmer, afterwards countess of Castlemaine and duchess of Cleveland, mistress en titre till she was superseded by the duchess of Portsmouth, he had Charles Fitzroy, duke of Southampton and Cleveland, Henry Fitzroy, duke of Grafton, George Fitzroy, duke of Northumberland, Anne, countess of Sussex, Charlotte, countess of Lichfield, and Barbara, a nun; by Louise de Keroualle, duchess of Portsmouth, Charles Lennox, duke of Richmond; by Lucy Walter, James, duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch, and a daughter; by Nell Gwyn, Charles Beauclerk, duke of St Albans, and James Beauclerk; by Catherine Peg, Charles Fitz Charles, earl of Plymouth; by Lady Shannon, Charlotte, countess of Yarmouth; by Mary Davis, Mary Tudor, countess of Derwentwater.

Jones; he was rescued and taken to Lawrence; the city disclaimed complicity, but Jones persuaded Governor Wilson Shannon that there was rebellion, and Shannon authorized a posse; Missouri responded, and a pro-slavery force marched on Lawrence.

The river Suck, an affluent of the Shannon, divides it into two parts, of which the eastern was in county Roscommon until 1898.

Trade is assisted by watercommunication through the Grand canal to the Shannon.

During the (almost bloodless) " Wakarusa War " Lawrence was threatened by an armed force from Missouri, but was saved by the intervention of Governor Shannon.

Reeder and Shannon fled the Territory in fear of assassination by the pro-slavery party, with which at first they had had most sympathy.

After the stern coast of county Clare there follow the estuary of the great river Shannon, and then three large inlets striking deep into the mountains of Kerry and Cork - Dingle Bay, Kenmare river and Bantry Bay, separating the prongs of the forklike south-western projection of the island.

On the west the rivers are generally short and torrential, excepting the Erne, which drains the two beautiful loughs of that name in county Fermanagh, and the Shannon, the chief river of Ireland, which, rising in a mountain spring in county Cavan, follows a bow-shaped course to the south and south-west, and draws off the major part of the waters of the plain by tributaries from the east.

In the north lie Loughs Melvin, close above Donegal Bay, and Gill near Sligo, Lough Gara, draining to the Shannon, and Lough Conn near Ballina (county Mayo), and in the south, the great expanses of Loughs Mask and Corrib, joined by a subterranean channel.

They are well seen in the high ground about Lough Allen, where the Shannon rises on them, round the Castlecomer and Killenaule coalfields, and in a broad area from the north of Clare to Killarney.

Two canals - the Grand and the Royal - connect Dublin with the Shannon; the former leading from the south of Dublin to Shannon Harbour and thence on the other side of that river to Ballinasloe, with numerous branches; the latter from the north side of Dublin to Cloondera on the Shannon, with a branch to Longford.

The river Shannon is navigable for a distance of 143 m.

The banks of the rivers Shannon, Suir, Nore, Barrow and Bann are lined with long stretches of flat lands capable of producing fine crops.

Their attacks were not confined to the sea-coasts; they were able to ascend the rivers in their ships, and already in 801 they are found on the upper Shannon.

In 801 we find Norwegians on the upper Shannon; in 820 the whole of Ireland was harried; and five years later we hear of Vikings in Co.

Sailing up the Shannon they built strongholds on Lough Ree and devastated Connaught and Meath.

The lower Shannon was more thoroughly occupied by the Norsemen, with which fact the rise of Limerick is associated.

About the year 920 a Viking named Tomrair, son of Elgi, had seized the lower Shannon and established himself in Limerick, from which point constant incursions were made into all parts of Munster.

Thereupon Mathgamain crossed the Shannon and gained possession of the kingdom of Cashel, as Dunchad, the representative of the older line, had just died.

Ivar escaped to Britain, but returned after a year and entrenched himself at Inis Cathaig (Scattery Island in the lower Shannon).

In 998 Brian ascended the Shannon with a large force, intending to attack Connaught, and Maelsechlainn, who received no support from the northern Hy Neill, came to terms with him.

Tordelbach, who enjoyed a great reputation even after his death, was remembered as having thrown bridges over the Shannon, and as a patron of the arts.

Seizing the opportunity, English adventurers proposed to plant a military colony in the western half of Munster, holding the coast from the Shannon to Cork harbour.

Then came the transplantation beyond the Shannon.

It possesses a spa which was once considerably frequented, but is famous as a centre for the salmon fishing on the lower Shannon.

Bill Shannon's career began as a trainee accountant with Hutton, Turner, Lawson, now part of Ernst & Young.

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I remember we were sitting by the majestic river Shannon watching a feeding frenzy of sea gulls.

A US passenger flight from Heathrow to JFK made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport yesterday.

At the outbreak of the Indian mutiny in 1857 he was in China in command of the Shannon, frigate.

In Book IV, the river pageant places the Shannon of Ireland in ' pole ' position.

They function on the principle of constrained maximization of the Shannon entropy, which produces the most statistically probable solution consistent with the constraints.

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But when Dorset was replaced by the duke of Devonshire in 1755, Boyle was raised to the peerage as earl of Shannon and received a pension, and other members of the opposition also obtained pensions or places; and the archbishop, finding himself excluded from power, went into opposition to the government in alliance with John Ponsonby.

Shannon is credited with leading a revival in fortunes for the restaurant brands, resulting in a substantial increase in shareholder value.

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Shannon thinks she has a chance with Nick but is stunned to discover he 's going out with Mel.

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Shannon tried to come up with a unique chess tactic that his opponents would not expect.

Another graceful candidate better known for her role in the movie American Pie, Shannon Elizabeth waltzed her way out of the reality T.V. competition.

Not one to waste any time, Hef moved in 19-year old twins Karissa and Kristina Shannon and 24-year-old college student Amy Leigh Andrews.

Since he has told you he was drunk and can't remember things, you can't be sure where he slept when he spent the night at Shannon's.

In 2008, The CW premiered a new 90210 featuring guest appearances of previous series actors like Shannon Doherty and Jennie Garth.

Simmons has lived with his girlfriend, actress Shannon Tweed, since 1985 and they have two children together.

Also featured in the show is Shannon's sister, Tracy Tweed.

Sophie joins Gene for the filming of a sexy exercise video during Career Day at school, which infuriates Shannon.

Gene proves that he's just like many other men by forgetting his and Shannon's anniversary.

The final episode was a cliffhanger, which hinted at the possibility that Shannon might be pregnant again.

Gene and Shannon both get face lifts, and the show followed them during their recovery process.

These segments were very graphic, and Shannon even had some complications, including trouble dealing with the pain.

Shannon makes a $100,000 bet on a horse in the Kentucky Derby, causing Gene to panic.

The season finishes off with a family trip to Las Vegas for Shannon's sister's wedding.

Shannon and the kids hunt down and buy some valuable KISS memorabilia to replace items that were lost in a flood.

After Shannon and Tracy are overcharged at a salon, Gene buys the establishment, gives it to Shannon and Tracy, and shows up to announce that everyone there is fired.

Shannon and Tracy undergo extensive plastic surgery.

The series follows Simmons -- the legendary, face-painted, blood spitting, tongue wagging hellion of the rock band KISS -- and his family, including his life partner, actress/model Shannon Tweed, and their kids, Nick and Sophie.

Gene Simmons' and his Playboy Playmate of the Year partner, Shannon Tweed, have been happily unmarried for more than 20 years.

He has had live-in relationships with Cher and Diana Ross, and has spent the past two decades with Shannon Tweed, the mother of his two children.

Canadian born Shannon Tweed is best known for her stint as Hugh Hefner's lover.

Born in 1992, Sophie Tweed-Simmons is the good-looking daughter of Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed.

Shannon Dougherty is an actress who is best known for the television series Beverly Hills, 90210 and Charmed.

Also in season two, Shannon Dragoo used Hardy Ames-Hill's toothbrush to scrub the toilet.

Luthor mansion interiors were filmed at the Shannon Mews in Vancouver.

This Neolithic race has consequently been nicknamed " Iberians," and it is now common to speak of the " Iberian " ancestry of the people of Britain, recognizing the racial characteristics of " Iberians " in the" small swarthy Welshman," the " small dark Highlander," and the " Black Celts to the west of the Shannon," as well as in the typical inhabitants of Aquitania and Brittany.