Ess Danainne

The place-name 'Ess Danainne' (Dunass Rapids) on the River Shannon that is annotated on the 1938 ed. OS 6-inch map refers to a waterfall and is one of three waterfalls mentioned in the Triads of Ireland (Meyer 1906). This waterfall is located on the River Shannon between the townland of Hermitage and Doonass, Co. Clare. This waterfall may have been located beside or in the vicinity of a fording point on the River Shannon (Collins and Coyne 2003, 26-7). Archaeological features were uncovered by McCutcheon (2001) during testing of a portion of a wayleave for the Castleconnell rising main, which lay within the zone of archaeological potential for the possible fording point of the Shannon (Collins and Hayes 2001, 4). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 7 February