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| River Silver | |
|---|---|
 Silver River in Cadamstown | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Slieve Bloom Mountains |
| Mouth | |
• location | Atlantic Ocean as the River Shannon |
The Silver River (Irish : Abhainn Airgid) flows from the Slieve Bloom Mountains in the south of County Offaly in central Ireland. The village of Cadamstown, on the river, is home to the Silver River Geological Reserve.
The Silver rises on the northwestern slopes of Baureigh Mountain (486 m) and descends to Cadamstown, the first settlement it encounters. Flowing westwards it passes Ballyboy and Kilcormac before turning north to join the River Brosna near Ferbane. The Brosna flows west from the confluence to join the River Shannon at Shannon Harbour.
The Silver River is contained mostly within County Offaly but flows briefly within County Westmeath.
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Birr Castle is a large castle in the town of Birr in County Offaly, Ireland. It is the home of the 7th Earl of Rosse and his family, and as the castle is generally not open to the public, though the grounds and gardens of the demesne are publicly accessible, and include a science museum and a café, a reflecting telescope which was the largest in the world for decades and a modern radio telescope.
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