Shandon, Cork
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This article is about the district of Cork (city). For other uses, see Shandon.
Shandon (Irish: An Seandún) is a district in Cork city noted for The Bells of Shandon, a song celebrating the bells of the Church of St Anne written by Francis Sylvester Mahony under the pen name of "Father Prout".
[edit] People associated with Shandon
- John Arnott, 1st. Baronet Arnott of Woodlands, Shandon
- William Black, Scottish novelist wrote Shandon Bells (1883)
- Jack Lynch, Taoiseach
- Ignatius O'Brien, 1st Baron Shandon (1857–1930)
[edit] See also
- Shandon Boat Club
- Shandon Rovers (GAA Club)