Shandon, Cork

Shandon, Cork

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".

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)

ee also

* Shandon Boat Club
* Shandon Rovers (GAA Club)

External links

* [http://www.shandonbells.org/ Shandon Bells - Church of St. Anne Shandon]


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