who pull up for the night and visit the village. A separate bathing area is used by local families. A slipway is available for launching small craft. White-tailed Sea Eagles A breeding pair of white-tailed eagles nested on a nearby island in Lough Derg in 2012. This marked a success for the Irish reintroduction programme which started in County Kerry in the summer of 2007. In early May 2013, the first eaglets were born in Ireland since the re-introduction programme began; one in the Killarney National Park and two here. In 2014 and 2015 further chicks were hatched. Civil parish The village of Mountshannon lies in the civil parish of Inishcaltra. In 1898, the parishes of Inishcaltra and Clonrush were transferred from County Galway to County Clare. Catholic parish Church of Ireland The Church of Ireland parish of Mountshannon and Tuamgraney encompasses the villages of Mountshannon and Tuamgraney. This parish contains the 10th century St. Cronan's Church, Tuamgraney, the oldest church in continuous use in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Festivals Mountshannon hosts a number of events such as the Mountshannon Trad Festival, the Lough Derg Rally, and the annual Mountshannon Festival of Arts which usually takes place around the end of May into the beginning of June. Annalistic references See Annals of Inisfallen AI922.2 Tomrair son of Elgi, a Jarl of the foreigners, on Luimnech (the Lower Shannon), and he proceeded and plundered Inis Celtra and Muicinis, and burned Cluain Moccu Nóis; and he went on Loch Rí and plundered all its islands, and he ravaged Mide. See also List of towns and villages in Ireland References External links Official website The Tidy Towns of Ireland "Celebrating 50 years" (archived) Towns and villages in County Clare Parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe Populated places on the River Shannon Beaches of County Clare