Barry’s Shop

Barry’s Shop is a convenience store in County Clare, Munster. Barry’s Shop is situated nearby to Ardnacrusha Post Office, as well as near the industrial building Shannon hydroelectric scheme.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shannon hydroelectric scheme and St Munchin’s College.

Shannon hydroelectric scheme

Industrial building

The Shannon hydroelectric Scheme was a major development by the Irish Free State in the 1920s to harness the power of the River Shannon. Its product, the Ardnacrusha power plant, is a hydroelectric power station located near Ardnacrusha within County Clare approximately 2.4 kilometres from the Limerick border. Shannon hydroelectric scheme is situated 1 km southwest of Barry’s Shop.

St Munchin’s College

School

St. Munchin's College is a boys–only Roman Catholic secondary school in Limerick, Ireland. It was founded by The Most Reverend John Young, Bishop of Limerick in 1796. St Munchin’s College is situated 3 km south of Barry’s Shop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ardnacrusha and Parteen.

Ardnacrusha

Hamlet

Ardnacrusha is a village in County Clare, Ireland, located on the northern bank of the River Shannon. By road, it is 6.6 kilometres north of Limerick. The name derives from the phrase Ard na Croise meaning "the height of the cross", due to a large cross marker placed there in 1111 to mark the boundary of the Diocese of Limerick.

Parteen

Village

Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Parteen is a village in County Clare, Ireland. It is situated in the townland of the same name that is part of the civil parish of St Patrick's. It is also part of the ecclesiastical parish of Parteen-Meelick-Coonagh in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick.