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Fort Shannon (Ireland)
Fort Shannon was a coastal artillery installation located at Ardmore Point, northwest of Tarbert, County Kerry, Ireland. The installation had two 6-inch guns, pillboxes and searchlight emplacements. Abandoned in 1946, a small number of concrete structures remain on the site. Location Fort Shannon was constructed at Ardmore Point, west of Tarbert, County Kerry, overlooking the Shannon estuary. The installation is largely inaccessible by road. While described as a "fort", it is not a fortification in the strict military sense, and is rather a coastal artillery installation with a small bunker. History In December of 1941, during The Emergency in Ireland, the Irish government, concerned at a possible invasion by either Britain or Nazi Germany, commissioned the installation of two 6-Inch guns to protect the Shannon Estuary. Following consideration and discussion of a possible location for the guns, a site at Ardmore Point was chosen due to its strategic location. The installation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coastal Artillery
Coastal artillery is the branch of the armed forces concerned with operating anti-ship artillery or fixed gun batteries in coastal fortifications. From the Middle Ages until World War II, coastal artillery and naval artillery in the form of cannons were highly important to military affairs and generally represented the areas of highest technology and capital cost among materiel. The advent of 20th-century technologies, especially military aviation, naval aviation, jet aircraft, and guided missiles, reduced the primacy of cannons, battleships, and coastal artillery. In countries where coastal artillery has not been disbanded, these forces have acquired amphibious capabilities. In littoral warfare, mobile coastal artillery armed with surface-to-surface missiles can still be used to deny the use of sea lanes. It was long held as a rule of thumb that one shore-based gun equaled three naval guns of the same caliber, due to the steadiness of the coastal gun which allowed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannon Estuary
The Shannon Estuary in Ireland () is a large estuary where the River Shannon flows into the Atlantic Ocean. The estuary has Limerick City at its head and its seaward limits are marked by Loop Head to the north and Kerry Head to the south. The estuary defines the main boundary between County Kerry/ County Limerick to the south and County Clare to the north. The length of the Shannon Estuary is . The Lower River Shannon Special Area of Conservation (SAC) incorporates the estuary and is in length, running from Killaloe to Loop Head. The Shannon has a high tidal range, up to around at Limerick docks, such that the estuary has been considered for tidal power schemes, despite occasionally experiencing a tidal bore. In the second half of the 19th century about 65 km² of the estuary's lowlands have been embanked and reclaimed, largely for agricultural purposes. Aircraft In the late 1930s, transatlantic air traffic was dominated by flying boats, and a flying boat termina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Kerry Senior Football Championship
The North Kerry Senior Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition for Gaelic Athletic Association, GAA clubs affiliated to the North Kerry Football Board, a division of Kerry GAA. The official name of the competition became The Bernard O'Callaghan Memorial North Kerry Senior Football Championship in 2000, in honour of the late Bernie O'Callaghan (Beale) who was Chairman of the North Kerry GAA Board for 25 years (1974 to 1998) and did a huge amount of work for North Kerry football. The Championship runs from October to December each year but has on occasion continued into the New Year due to replays and postponements. It is currently sponsored by McMunn's Bar and Restaurant, Ballybunion. The current champions are Listowel Emmets, who defeated Castleisland Desmonds in the 2024 final, winning the competition for the 17th time in the club's history. History The first North Kerry Championship took place in 1925 and was won by Moyvane GAA, Newtownsandes(Moyvane), who d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
