Burren River

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Burren River
From Ballinacarrig Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1254309.jpg
View from Ballinacarrig Bridge
Etymologyrocky land
Native nameAn Bhoirinn (Irish)
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationnorth face of Mount Leinster
Mouth  
  location
Celtic Sea via River Barrow
Length39 kilometres (24 mi)
Basin size154 square kilometres (59 sq mi) [1]
Discharge 
  average0.476 m3/s (16.8 cu ft/s) [2]

The Burren River is a river in Ireland, flowing through County Carlow. [3] [4]

Contents

Course

Headwaters of the Burren River on Mount Leinster. From Head of Burren Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1254404.jpg
Headwaters of the Burren River on Mount Leinster.

The Burren River rises on the north face of Mount Leinster and flows northward under the R724 (Ullard Bridge, west of Fenagh) and under the N80. It continues northward through Rathtoe meeting the Aghalona River in Inchisland and turns westwards, passing under the M9 in Moyle Big. The Burren River goes under the N80 again at Ballinacarrig Bridge. It flows through the southern part of Carlow town and passes under the railway line, R448 and R417 (Burrin Street) and then drains into the River Barrow. [5] [6]

Wildlife

Fish species include brown trout, three-spined stickleback, nine-spined stickleback, Atlantic salmon, stone loach, common bream, roach, perch and lamprey. [7] [8]

See also

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References

  1. "Publications" (PDF).
  2. Babiarczyk, Ewa (3 December 2009). "Application for a Waste Water Discharge Licence from Carlow County Council, for the agglomeration named Fenagh, Reg. No. D0246-01" (PDF). EPA.
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  6. Joyce, Patrick Weston (1 January 1883). "The geography of the counties of Ireland" via Google Books.
  7. "South Eastern River Basin District Rivers Report 2009" (PDF). The Central and Regional Fisheries Boards.
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