Slaney
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Slaney to tSláine |
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 At Stratford-on-Slaney |
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| location | Ireland | |
| source | Mount Lugnaquilla, Wicklow Mountains 52 ° 59 ′ 11 ″ N , 6 ° 31 ′ 8 ″ W. |
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| muzzle | at Wexford in the St. George Canal Coordinates: 52 ° 20 ′ 26 " N , 6 ° 27 ′ 21" W 52 ° 20 ′ 26 " N , 6 ° 27 ′ 21" W
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The Slaney or River Slaney ( Irish : An tSláine or Abhainn na Sláine , named after Sláinghe, a myth. King of the Fir Bolg ) is a river in the southeast of the Republic of Ireland .
The River Slaney has its source at Mount Lugnaquilla ( Log na Coille ) in the western Wicklow Mountains in County Wicklow and flows first west and then south through Counties Wicklow , Carlow and Wexford , before flowing after 117 km at the town of Wexford into St . -George's Channel called part of the Irish Sea empties. Its estuary is a wide and flat estuary and is called Wexford Harbor (Irish Cuan Loch Garman ).
Cities that the River Slaney flows south through include Baltinglass , Tullow , Bunclody , Enniscorthy, and Wexford. 32 road bridges and a railway bridge cross it.
Salmon and trout are fished in the season .
Tributaries
- River Derreen ( An Daoirín ),
- River Derry ( Abhainn na Deirge ),
- River Bann ( An Bhanna ),
- River Urrin ( An Urrainn ),
- River Boro ( Abhainn Bhórú ),
- River Clody ( An Chlóideach ).
See also
literature
- John Duffy: River Slaney, from source to sea , 2006, ISBN 978-0-9554184-0-2
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Map of Ireland (can be enlarged greatly) ( Memento of the original from February 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ River Slaney on slaneyrivertrust.ie ( Memento of the original from January 2, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on February 25, 2009)
