List of rivers in Ireland
The list of rivers in Ireland includes the longest running waters in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland . The name of the river is listed in English, the name in Irish , the counties through which it flows , the respective length and additional notes.
flow | Irish name | Counties | Length (km) |
comment |
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Shannon | To tSionainn | Cavan , Leitrim , Roscommon , Longford , Westmeath , Galway , Offaly , Tipperary , Clare , Limerick , Kerry | 360 | including estuary |
Barrow | To Bhearú | Laois , Kildare , Kilkenny , Carlow , Wexford , Waterford | 192 | |
Suir | To tSiúir | Tipperary, Waterford, Kilkenny, Wexford | 184 | |
Blackwater ( Munster ) | To Abhainn Mhór | Kerry, Cork , Waterford | 168 | |
spell | To Bhanna | Down , Armagh , Antrim , Londonderry | 168 | including flow through Lough Neagh |
Nore | To Fheoir | Tipperary, Laois, Kilkenny | 140 | |
Suck | To tSuca | Roscommon, Galway | 133 | |
Liffey | Of life | Wicklow , Kildare, Dublin | 132 | |
Erne | Down on brains | Cavan, Fermanagh , Donegal | 129 | |
Foyle | To Feabhal | Tyrone , Londonderry, Donegal | 129 | with the Morne, Strule and Camowen rivers |
Slaney | Abhainn na Sláine | Wicklow, Carlow, Wexford | 117 | |
Boyne | To Bhóinn | Kildare, Offaly, Meath , Louth | 113 | |
Moy | Abhainn na Muaidhe | Sligo , mayo | 101 | |
Clare / Corrib | Abhainn an Chláir / Abhainn na Gaillimhe | Mayo, Roscommon, Galway | 93 | |
Blackwater ( Ulster ) | Cluain-Dabhail | Tyrone, Monaghan , Armagh | 92 | flows under the spell |
Inny ( Leinster ) | To Eithne | Cavan, Longford, Westmeath | 89 | flows into the Shannon |
lee | To Laoi | Cork | 89 | |
Lagan | To Lagáin | Down, Antrim | 86 | |
Brosna | To Bhrosnach | Westmeath, Offaly | 79 | flows into the Shannon |
Whim | To Leamhain | Kerry | 76 | including Flesk and Lough Leane |
Feale | To Fhéil | Cork, Limerick, Kerry | 76 | flows into the Shannon |
Bandon | Abhainn na Bandan | Cork | 72 | |
Blackwater (Meath) | To Uisce Dubh | Meath | 68 | flows into the Boyne |
Annalee | Abhainn na hEoghancha | Monaghan, Cavan | 67 | flows into the Erne |
Bride | To Bhríd | Cork, Waterford | 64 | flows into the Munster Blackwater |
Boyle | To Bhúill | Mayo, Sligo, Roscommon | 64 | including Lung , flows into the Shannon |
Deel | To Daoil | Cork, Limerick | 63 | flows into the Shannon |
robe | Down to Róba | Mayo | 63 | flows into the Corrib |
Finn | Abhainn na Finn | Donegal, Tyrone | 63 | flows into the foyle |
Maigue | To Mháigh | Cork, Limerick | 63 | flows into the Shannon |
Fane | Abhainn Átha Féan | Monaghan, Armagh, Louth | 61 | |
Ballisodars | Abhainn Bhaile Easa Dara | Sligo | 61 | |
Dee | To Níth | Cavan, Meath, Louth | 60 | |
Fergus | To Forghas | Clare | 58 | flows into the Shannon |
Little Brosna | To Bhrosnach Bheag | Offaly, Tipperary | 58 | flows into the Shannon |
Mulkear | To Mhaoilchearn | Tipperary, Limerick | 56 | including Bilboa , flows into the Shannon |
Glyde | To Casán | Cavan, Meath, Louth | 56 |