Erne (river)
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Erne River Erne, Abhainn na hÉirne, an Éirne |
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 The River Erne in Ballyshannon |
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| location | Border area of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland | |
| River system | Erne | |
| River basin district | North Western IRBD | |
| origin | Confluence of creeks in County Cavan 53 ° 54 ′ 13 ″ N , 7 ° 18 ′ 36 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 100 m ASL | |
| muzzle | west of Ballyshannon in Donegal Bay ( Atlantic Ocean ) Coordinates: 54 ° 30 ′ 40 " N , 8 ° 15 ′ 20" W 54 ° 30 ′ 40 " N , 8 ° 15 ′ 20" W
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| Flowing lakes | Lough Erne | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Assaroe Lake | |
 The river Erne in Enniskillen |
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The Erne ( Irish Abhainn na hÉirne, An Éirne ) is a river in the north-west of Ireland .
It rises in County Cavan in the Republic of Ireland , flows through County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland , in turn crosses the border with the Republic of Ireland and then flows into Donegal Bay and thus into the Atlantic at Ballyshannon in County Donegal . In County Fermanagh it crosses Lough Erne . The course of the river is around 120 kilometers long and very popular with trout anglers.
The Erne is connected to the River Shannon by the 60 km long Shannon-Erne Canal . The intergovernmental Irish-Northern Irish authority Waterways Ireland is responsible for water law supervision and management .
Others
The river shares its name with a mythical princess named Éirne . The song "Buachaill Ón Éirne" is a well-known Irish traditional about a young man from the Erne region. It has appeared in recordings by Irish folk and pop groups singing Gaelic such as Clannad and The Corrs .
Web links
- Information and maps of the Erne the Inland Waterways Association of Ireland (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mapviewer ( Memento of the original from February 13, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Ordnance Survey Ireland (accessed November 1, 2013)
- ↑ actually Erne area and not nationality, as the pop versions incorrectly translate
- ↑ Clannad text with albums ( Memento of the original from February 8, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Lyrics from The Corrs (Gaelic and with English translation)
