Mountshannon has been recognised for its beauty for quite some
time. Over the years it has received many awards for its
fantastically presented street and surroundings. The village was the
overall national winner of The Tidy Towns award in 1981. This
competition is an annual event in Ireland and the village
continues to perform very well every year.
Last year's result
was an improvement on the previous year and we were only a few marks
off the total scored by the overall winner. There is a great expectation,
that that the overall title will be ours once more in the not too distant future.
The fact that Mountshannon can lay claim to being one of the
most beautiful villages in Ireland is a reason for the
great pride that the local population have for the village. There
is great community spirit among the people of Mountshannon.
Starting early every spring, when the evenings begin to get
longer you will see people making great efforts to ensure
improvements are made on the previous year's result. Hedges are trimmed,
flowerbeds replanted and any stray litter is picked up. It is a
great sight to see as slowly all the work gets done and the
village awakens from its winter slumber.
Mountshannon is also lucky to have one of the most beautifull
harbours on the Shannon water system. It is a great place to go
visit when you have some free time. During the summer months
there always seems to be a great hustle and bustle. It is in a
perfect location to lure in many of the tourist cruisers and
yachts that use Lough Derg. The village is only a very short
uphill walk from the harbour, but the views are very worthwhile.
The harbour has also been awarded many prestigous awards in
recent years, for both beauty and water quality.The quality of
water is very good, and a Blue
Flag award has been granted to
the harbour for the last few years.This makes it a great place
for water sports such as swimming.
Tidy Towns Committee at 2005 award ceremony
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