Geography was my favorite subject in school and I remember relishing the task of drawing rivers on a blank map of Ireland. The Shannon was always first on the page, it’s long line headed from the ...

MARY: THIS IS THE RERIV SHANNON, IRELAND’S ANCIENT HIGHWAY. 212 MILES OF WATERY ROAD CUTTING RIGHT THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE COUNTRY. IT IS A ROAD LESS TRAVELED. IN FACT, EVENHE T COWS ALONG THE BANKS ...

Stretching from Cavan to Limerick, The River Shannon is the longest river in the British Isles and there’s little wonder that it’s a major draw for the 8.6 million tourists visiting the Emerald Isle ...

Like many New Englanders, Chronicle keeps getting drawn back to Ireland. Longtime co-anchors Mary Richardson and Peter Mehegan each traveled the “Narrow Roads and Back Lanes” over the course of two ...

After you`ve paid your tourist dues in the Emerald Isle by kissing the Blarney Stone, what next? You might consider several days` worth of rewarding travel in the Shannon area, a region that also ...