This building is now a Guest House. A purpose built village, Shannon Harbour was designed, constructed and operated as a trans shipping centre. Situated on the Grand Canal at its terminus where it joins the Shannon at the mouth of the Brosna river. Shannon Harbour was original, a town constructed to meet the requirements of accommodation and storage of its lifeblood, the Grand Canal.
Built in 1830, Shannon Harbour was once a thriving and vital place. Over 250,000 people used the canal passenger barges, many of them to emigrate from Limerick and Cobh, to America, Canada and Australia.