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Burren River

Coordinates: 52°38′20″N 6°47′00″W / 52.639000°N 6.783363°W / 52.639000; -6.783363
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Burren River
View from Ballinacarrig Bridge
Map
Etymologyrocky land
Native nameAn Bhoirinn Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help)
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]

Course

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 Rathoe 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

References

  1. ^ https://www.epa.ie/pubs/reports/water/flows/Hydrological%20Data%20Book%201995.pdf
  2. ^ http://www.epa.ie/licences/lic_eDMS/090151b28031dbfd.pdf
  3. ^ "Carlow: History & Society : Interdiscplinary Essays on the History of an Irish County". Geography Publications. 1 January 2008 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Joyce, Patrick Weston; Sullivan, Alexander Martin (1 January 1902). "A Comprehensive Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland [and] General History". Murphy & McCarthy – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Carlow".
  6. ^ Joyce, Patrick Weston (1 January 1883). "The geography of the counties of Ireland" – via Google Books.
  7. ^ http://www.wfdfish.ie/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/SERBD_rivers_report_2009.pdf
  8. ^ Services, Prebait Angling. "Coarse Fishing, Burren River, Carlow, Ireland. Coarse Angling, Burren River, Carlow, Ireland".

52°38′20″N 6°47′00″W / 52.639000°N 6.783363°W / 52.639000; -6.783363