Denis begged me to go with him to fish in a stream which ran into the Shannon three or four miles from the house.
Paddy Finn|W. H. G. Kingston
They are very fine, and sent by the Shannon to p. 148distant parts of the kingdom; the price at the quarry 6s.
A Tour in Ireland|Arthur Young
Mollie and her mother, Mrs. Shannon, did the housework, with much assistance from the children.
The Cinder Pond|Carroll Watson Rankin
The significance of the webbing was questioned by Shannon and Humphrey.
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico|William E. Duellman
British Dictionary definitions for Shannon (1 of 2)
Shannon1
/ (ˈʃænən) /
noun
a river in the Republic of Ireland, rising in NW Co Cavan and flowing south to the Atlantic by an estuary 113 km (70 miles) long: the longest river in the Republic of Ireland. Length: 260 km (161 miles)
British Dictionary definitions for Shannon (2 of 2)
Shannon2
/ (ˈʃænən) /
noun
Claude (Elwood). 1916–2000, US mathematician, who first developed information theory