Little Brosna River

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Little Brosna
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Little Brosna River at Riverstown
EtymologyPossibly means "place of twigs" [1]
Native nameAn Bhrosnach Bheag (Irish)
Location
CountryIreland
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNear Dunkerrin, County Offaly
Mouth  
 • location
 Atlantic via the River Shannon
Length57.6 kilometres (35.8 mi)
Basin size662 km2 (256 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average8.062 m3/s (284.7 cu ft/s) [2]
Basin features
River system Shannon
Tributaries 
 • left Camcor River

The Little Brosna River (Irish : An Bhrosnach Bheag) [3] rises near Dunkerrin, County Offaly, Ireland. It flows for 36 miles [4] before joining the River Shannon. [5]

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Course

The river rises near Dunkerrin, and flows near Birr; it forms part of the boundary between County Offaly and County Tipperary. [6] It crosses an area of limestone, then passes through an area of callow before merging with the easternmost of four channels of the Shannon near Victoria Lock, by Clonahenoge and facing Meelick. [7]

Tributaries

The most significant tributary is the River Camcor at Birr, while others include the Pallas Stream, Bunow River, Clareen Stream, Golden Grove Stream and Keeloge Stream. [7]

Bridges

Sharavogue Bridge, built in the early 1850s, carries the R492 road over the river which here forms the boundary between the townlands of Sharavogue and Ballincor Demesne. The bridge is listed as being of architectural and technical interest. [8]

Railway Bridge at Glasderry More is a latticed metal bridge carrying the (disused) railway line over the Little Brosna. [9]

Riverstown Bridge, with five arches, carries the N52 across the Little Brosna near Riverstown. This is a narrow bridge at 5.15m between parapets, with traffic negotiating the bridge one direction at a time with the aid of traffic lights. [9]

Croghan Bridge a stone bridge of three arches from the mid-18th century, it carries the Croghan Road, Birr across the Little Brosna. [10]

Ivy Bridge crosses the river within the demesne of Birr Castle, just downstream of the confluence of the rivers Camcor and Little Brosna. [11]

Derrinsallow Bridge, built about 1850, has three arches of dressed limestone and rubble. It crosses from County Offaly to County Tipperary at Derrinsallow. [12]

New Bridge built about 1820 is the last crossing before joining the Shannon. It has five rounded arches of limestone. The bridge takes the R438 road between County Tipperary and County Offaly. [13]

Angling

The Little Brosna is a historic and popular angling river, particularly known for its brown trout. [14] An electric fishing survey of the river at Riverstown was conducted in September 2012 by Inland Fisheries Ireland. Species noted here were brown trout (87), lamprey (1), salmon (38) and stone loach (7). [15]

Some good Fishing can be had around Shinrone and Birr during the months of late spring and early Summer. Dry Fly Fishing is the preferred method used by anglers To catch Trout on the river. In some cases, Spinning can be used to catch some of the bigger brown trout

Inland fisheries Ireland operate a Fish Farm Outside Shinrone, near Brosna. Rainbow & Brown trout are bred in the Farm. The Fish farm is located on the River.

Drainage

The Little Brosna Water Management Unit Action Plan [16] covers 681km2 in County Offaly, North Tipperary and County Laois.

Sharavogue Bog is a raised bog situated on the flood plain of the Little Brosna at Sharavogue in County Offaly. It is an example of a type of habitat that is becoming increasingly rare in Ireland and Europe and is on the list of Special Areas of Conservation, as listed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service. [17] [18] [19]

Redwood raised bog, named for Redwood, North Tipperary, has developed on the southern margin of the Little Brosna flood plain at its confluence with the Shannon. It forms part of the Little Brosna Callows Area of Scientific Interest, which is of international importance as a wildfowl habitat and as a classical example of a flood plain ecosystem. The reserve includes the last relatively intact bog dome on the flood plain margin as well as a dried out portion of another dome and an area of fen. The intact dome has a typical raised bog flora and in the centre it retains quaking areas and numerous bog pools. Established in 1991 it is in state ownership. [20]

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brosna, County Offaly</span> Village in Leinster, Ireland

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Derrinsallow is a townland in the historical Barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located North-West of Birr on the south-west bank of the Little Brosna River within the civil parish of Dorrha. The Little Brosna River provided power to the 19th century corn mills at Derrinsallow which although now in ruins are mentioned in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. The mill race is a popular fishing area. A triple arched limestone bridge from the 19th century crosses the river here.

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Victoria Lock, also known as Meelick Lock, is the first lock on the River Shannon upstream of Lough Derg, it is situated between Meelick, County Galway and Clonahenoge, County Offaly where the Little Brosna River enters the Shannon. It is very near the tripoint where the provinces of Munster, Leinster and Connacht meet. The lock is of architectural and technical interest and is listed on the Nation Inventory of Architectural Heritage, the dimensions are 142 ft x 40 ft. Thomas Rhodes on the instructions of the Shannon Commissioners constructed the lock in the 1840s as part of a widescale upgrade of the Shannon Navigation. The lock is still in use today by pleasure craft, both private and fleets of rental cruisers who use the River Shannon and the connecting canals. A second lock, Hamilton Lock is also located nearby but is now disused.

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Clonahenoge is a townland in County Offaly, Ireland. It is located at the confluence of the Little Brosna River and the River Shannon.

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Sharavogue is a townland in the historical Barony of Clonlisk, County Offaly, Ireland. It is a rural area located near the junction of the N52 road and the R492 between Roscrea and Birr. The Little Brosna River flows under Sharavogue bridge.

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References

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  2. ↑ "IHA: Co. Offally".
  3. ↑ "Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann - Placenames Database of Ireland". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  4. ↑ Ordnance Survey of Ireland: Rivers and their Catchment Basins 1958 (Table of Reference)
  5. ↑ "Fishing in Ireland. An angler's guide to the best fishing in Ireland". Shannon-fishery-board.ie. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  6. ↑ Pocket Guide to The Little Brosna & Camcor Rivers, published by the Shannon Regional Fisheries Board
  7. 1 2 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ↑ "Sharavogue Bridge, County Offaly: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". Buildingsofireland.ie. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Bridges of Offaly County : An Industrial Heritage Review" (PDF). Offaly.ie. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  10. ↑ "Croghan Bridge, TOWNPARKS (BB. BY.), Birr, OFFALY".
  11. ↑ "Ivy Bridge, CROGHAN, TIPPERARY NORTH".
  12. ↑ "Derrinsallow Bridge, County Offaly: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". Buildingsofireland.ie. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  13. ↑ "New Bridge, Tipperary North: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". Buildingsofireland.ie. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  14. ↑ "publications | publications" (PDF). Shannon-fishery-board.ie. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  15. ↑ "Preliminary Synopsis of WFD Surveillance Monitoring Fish Stock Surveys at River Sites in the Shannon International River Basin District" (PDF). Wfdfish.ie. September 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  16. ↑ "Little Brosna Water Management Unit Action Plan" (PDF). Shannonrbd.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  17. ↑ "Sharavogue Bog SAC - National Parks & Wildlife Service". Npws.ie. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  18. ↑ Rights for Natura 2000 data: EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (Eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: Directorate-General for Environment.
  19. ↑ "NPWS Maps Data (archived)". Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  20. ↑ "Tipperary - National Parks & Wildlife Service". Npws.ie. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2013.

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