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Jamestown is a
village on the banks of the River Shannon in County Leitrim. It lies
5 km east-south-east of the county town, Carrick-on-Shannon close to
a loop in Irelands longest river
Jamestown is one of the most historic spots in County Leitrim and
was named after King James I of England. It was originally built as
a walled plantation town for 17th century English and Scottish
settlers. Today it may be hard to believe that this sleepy village
was once a fortified town but the remains of the stone entrance to
the town are still intact and easy to see.
Two pubs and a church mark the centre of the town, surrounded by the
remains of the boundary walls. The Dún (Doon) of Drumsna, an Iron
Age fortification designed to protect Connacht from invaders from
the north lies about 1 km from the village at its nearest point. A
Stone cross over a small gate, outside the old town gate, leads to
the remains of Jamestown Abbey - a Franciscan friary of the convent
of the Friars' Minor.
Jamestown Bridge was rebuilt in 1847. It is carried over five
segmental arches with rounded cutwaters. Between Jamestown and the
nearby village of Drumsna the Shannon forms a loop towards the
north. It marks the boundary between County Leitrim and County
Roscommon. Jamestown Quay is a pleasant mooring spot. There are not
too many boats since the bridge marks the end of the navigable part
of the Shannon. The Shannon loop between Jamestown and Drumsna has
lots of shallows. It can only be explored by Dinghy. Cruiser traffic
has to go through the Jamestown Canal.
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