Loop Head
Encyclopedia
River Shannon
The River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland at . It divides the west of Ireland from the east and south . County Clare, being west of the Shannon but part of the province of Munster, is the major exception...
, in County Clare
County Clare
-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...
in the west of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
.
Loop Head is marked by a prominent lighthouse. The opposite headland on the south side of the Shannon is Kerry Head
Kerry Head
Kerry Head is a headland located in County Kerry, Ireland that stretches into the Atlantic Ocean just north of Banna Strand. On the southern edge of the headland sits Ballyheigue....
. The Shannon Foynes Port Company
Shannon Foynes Port
Shannon Foynes Port is a port facility within the Shannon Estuary in Ireland. It is the second largest port in Ireland. It is operated and managed by the Shannon Foynes Port Company, whose main operating office is based in Foynes, County Limerick...
controls navigation in the Shannon estuary and river.
Loop Head peninsula, has the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the Shannon Estuary on the other, with barely a mile of land saving it from island status.
In 2010, the Loop Head peninsula was awarded a European Destinations of Excellence
European Destinations of Excellence
EDEN is the acronym for European Destinations of Excellence, a project launched by the European Commission promoting sustainable tourism development models across the European Union...
Award, which is an EU accolade for emerging tourism destinations which are developing in a responsible and sustainable manner.