List of rivers in Ireland
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This is a list of main rivers in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 as a whole. It includes rivers that flow through the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

. Rivers that flow through Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

 are marked with an asterisk (*).

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  • Giveaway*
  • Backtalk*
  • Anna cloy*
  • Annulus
  • Annalee
    River Annalee
    The River Annalee is a river in Ireland. It flows from Lough Sillan in County Cavan and heads westwards to Butlersbridge. From there is flows into the River Erne, which it joins at a complex of lakes west of the village....

  • Arney
    Arney River
    The Arney River is a small river in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, feeding from Lower Lough MacNean and into Upper Lough Erne. It meanders through a wide, flat Glacial Trough between the uplands of Fermanagh, Belmore Mountain and the Cuilcagh Mountains. The valley is characterised by wide flat...

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  • Limbaugh
  • Octavo
  • Lavonne
  • Anymore
  • Aw-beg

B

  • Ballerina*
  • Basically*
  • Balanchine*
  • Ballyhoo*
  • Bandon
    River Bandon
    The River Bandon is a river in County Cork in Ireland. It rises at Nowen Hill , to the north of Drimoleague.The river then flows to Dunmanway, before turning eastward towards the twin villages of Ballineen and Enniskean...

  • Bann
    River Bann
    The River Bann is the longest river in Northern Ireland, the total length being 80 miles . The river winds its way from the south east corner of Northern Ireland to the north west coast, pausing in the middle to widen into the enormous Lough Neagh...

    * — longest river in Northern Ireland. Upper Bann flows into Lough Neagh
    Lough Neagh
    Lough Neagh, sometimes Loch Neagh, is a large freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. Its name comes .-Geography:With an area of , it is the largest lake in the British Isles and ranks among the forty largest lakes of Europe. Located twenty miles to the west of Belfast, it is approximately twenty...

     and then continues north as the Lower Bann.
  • Bann (Wexford)
    River Bann (Wexford)
    River Bann is a river in County Wexford, in the southeast of Ireland. It rises in the southern slopes of Croghan Mountain in North Wexford on the County Wicklow border. It flows south and is joined by the Blackwater Stream near the village of Hollyfort...

  • Bannagh*
  • Barrow
    River Barrow
    The Barrow is a river in Ireland. It is one of The Three Sisters; the other two being the River Suir and the River Nore. The Barrow is the longest and most prominent of the three rivers...

  • Black
    Black River (Ireland)
    The Black River is a river in Connacht in Ireland. For much of its length it forms the border between County Galway and County Mayo. It flows past Shrule, and drains into Lough Corrib....

  • Blackwater, Kerry
  • Blackwater, Munster
    Munster Blackwater
    The Blackwater or Munster Blackwater is a river which flows through counties Kerry, Cork, and Waterford in Ireland. It rises in the Mullaghareirk Mountains in County Kerry and then flows in an easterly direction through County Cork, through Mallow and Fermoy...

  • Blackwater, Ulster
    River Blackwater, Northern Ireland
    The River Blackwater is a river in County Armagh and County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, as well as County Monaghan and County Cavan in Republic of Ireland, which has its source to the north of Fivemiletown, County Tyrone...

    *
  • Blackwater, Meath
  • Boyne
    River Boyne
    The River Boyne is a river in Leinster, Ireland, the course of which is about long. It rises at Trinity Well, Newbury Hall, near Carbury, County Kildare, and flows towards the Northeast through County Meath to reach the Irish Sea between Mornington, County Meath and Baltray, County Louth. Salmon...

  • Boyle
    River Boyle
    The Boyle River is a river in Ireland. It flows from Lough Garra on the Mayo/Roscommon border and flows through Boyle to Lough Key. From there is flows eastwards through the village of Knockvicar to the River Shannon at Lough Drumharlow, near Carrick-on-Shannon....

  • Bride
  • Brosna
    River Brosna
    The River Brosna is a river in Ireland, flowing through County Westmeath and County Offaly.The river rises in Lough Owel north of Mullingar and is a tributary of the River Shannon. It meets the Shannon at Shannon Harbour.-Course:...

  • Burntollet*
  • Bush
    River Bush
    The River Bush is a river in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The river's source is in the Antrim Hills at 480m. From there the river flows northwest, with a bend at the town of Armoy. It then flows west, passing through Stranocum, and then bends north, passing through Bushmills before reaching...

    *

C

  • Callan
    Callan River
    Callan River is a river in County Armagh, Northern Ireland which joins the River Blackwater 1.6 km upstream from Bond's Bridge. It is navigable by dinghy or canoe for 2 km to Fairlawn Bridge. It flows in a generally northerly direction from Tullnawood lake, past Darkley, passing within a...

    *
  • Camac
    River Camac
    The River Camac is one of the larger rivers in Dublin, Ireland, and was one of four tributaries of the Liffey critical to early development of the city.-Course:...

  • Camlough*
  • Camowen*
  • Carey*
  • Carrowbeg
  • Carryduff
    Carryduff River
    The Carryduff River is a minor river in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is not navigable.The river rises in Killinure townland, in the boggy ground at the northern base of Ouley Hill , and is fed by numerous drainage ditches as it passes through the farmland to the south of the town of Carryduff...

    *
  • Castletown
    Castletown River
    The Castletown River is a river which flows through the town of Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. It rises near Newtownhamilton, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, and is known as the Creggan River in its upper reaches. Its two main tributaries are the Kilcurry and Falmore rivers and it enters the...

  • Cladagh
    River Cladagh
    The Cladagh River is a small river in County Fermanagh which rises from Marble Arch Caves, below Cuilcagh Mountain, before flowing through Cladagh Glen Nature Reserve and eventually draining into the Arney River.- Below ground :...

    *
  • Clady*
  • Clanrye*
  • Clare
    River Clare
    The River Clare is a river in counties Mayo and Galway in Ireland. The long river rises north of Ballyhaunis in Mayo and descends past Dunmore, where it flows west, then turns south past Milltown, continuing down through Kilbennan Church near Tuam...

  • Colebrooke
    Colebrooke River
    The Colebrooke River is a river in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Its source is in the Sliabh Beagh mountains where its known as the Many Burns....

    *
  • Corrib
    River Corrib
    The River Corrib in the west of Ireland flows from Lough Corrib through Galway to Galway Bay. The river is among the shortest in Europe, with only a length of six kilometres from the lough to the Atlantic. It is popular with local whitewater kayakers and is the training ground of , as well as...

  • Cregg
    Cregg River
    The Cregg River is a river in County Galway, Ireland. The river rises from a spring a half mile to the north of Cregg Mill, and flows for about seven miles into Lough Corrib...

  • Crumlin*
  • Cumber*
  • Cusher
    Cusher River
    Cusher River is a river in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is formed by the junction, near Mountnorris, of two small streams , flows by Tandragee, and joins the River Bann one mile above Portadown....

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D

  • Dall*
  • Dalua
  • Dargle
  • Deel
    River Deel
    The River Deel is in County Limerick, Ireland.The river rises near Dromina in North County Cork and flows north into County Limerick for over 60 km to enter the Shannon Estuary at Askeaton....

  • Dennett*
  • Derg*
  • Dervock*
  • Derry
    River Derry
    The Derry River rises just south of Hacketstown, County Carlow. It flows southeast to Tinahely, being accompanied by the R747 regional road for the distance....

  • Dodder
    River Dodder
    The River Dodder is one of the three main rivers of the Dublin region in Ireland, the others being the Liffey, of which the Dodder is the largest tributary, and the Tolka.-Course and system:...

  • Doonbeg
  • Drish
    River Drish
    The River Drish is a river in Ireland. It is a tributary of River Suir, which it joins at Turtulla, just over 1½ km southeast of the town of Thurles....

  • Drumquin*
  • Drumragh
    River Drumragh
    The River Drumragh runs through Omagh, the county town of County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. It is also the name of the surrounding townland and the local football team....

    *
  • Duff*
  • Dun
    River Dun, Northern Ireland
    The River Dun, also known as the Glendun River is a river in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It runs through Glendun, one of the nine Glens of Antrim. The river is named after its brown colour, which comes from the peat bogs at its source on the slopes of Slievenanee on the Antrim Plateau...

    *

E

  • Enler*
  • Erkina
  • Erne
    River Erne
    The River Erne , in the northwest of Ireland, rises in Beaghy Lough, two miles south of Stradone in County Cavan and flows 64 miles through Lough Gowna, Lough Oughter and Upper and Lower Lough Erne, County Fermanagh, to the sea at Ballyshannon, County Donegal...

     — mainly formed by Upper and Lower Lough Erne
    Lough Erne
    Lough Erne, sometimes Loch Erne , is the name of two connected lakes in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The lakes are widened sections of the River Erne. The river begins by flowing north, and then curves west into the Atlantic. The southern lake is further up the river and so is named Upper...

    *
  • Eske
    River Eske
    The River Eske is a river in the northwest of Ireland, beginning at Lough Eske in southeast County Donegal before flowing mainly westwards to the town of Donegal and into the Atlantic via Donegal Bay....


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  • Fane
    River Fane
    The River Fane is a river originating in Lough Ross on the border of County Monaghan and County Armagh. It then flows east towards Dundalk Bay, straddling the border between Counties Monaghan, Louth and Armagh flowing through Inniskeen, Knockbridge, Tallanstown before meeting Dundalk Bay near...

  • Farset
    River Farset
    The River Farset is a river in Belfast, Northern Ireland, a tributary of the River Lagan. It is on the County Antrim side of the Lagan and joins the Lagan close to its outflow into Belfast Lough. The River Farset is now contained within a tunnel under Belfast's High Street; a tunnel supposedly big...

    *
  • Faughan
  • Feale
    River Feale
    The River Feale rises near Rockchapel in the Mullaghareirk Mountains of County Cork in the southwest of Ireland and flows northwestwards through Abbeyfeale and Listowel in County Kerry before finally emptying into the Mouth of the Shannon by Ballyduff.-External links:*...

  • Fergus
    River Fergus
    The River Fergus is a river in County Clare, Ireland. It rises in Loughnagowan which lies a few kilometers west of Corofin and flows into the Shannon Estuary. It is noted for its trout and salmon fishing. Trummer is an island in the river...

  • Finn
    River Finn
    The River Finn is a river that flows through County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland and County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. It rises in Lough Finn in County Donegal and flows east through a deep mountain valley to Ballybofey and Stranorlar and on to the confluence with the River Mourne at Lifford...

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  • Foyle
    River Foyle
    The River Foyle is a river in west Ulster in the northwest of Ireland, which flows from the confluence of the rivers Finn and Mourne at the towns of Lifford in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, and Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. From here it flows to the City of Derry, where it...

     — that portion named "Foyle" forms the Republic of Ireland-Northern Ireland border
    Republic of Ireland-United Kingdom border
    The Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border is the boundary between the sovereign states of the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland...

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  • Fury*

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  • Garavogue
    River Garavogue
    The Garavogue is a short and small river located in County Sligo, Ireland. From Lough Gill, it winds its way through Sligo town and into Sligo Bay. The name, Garavogue, comes from the Irish "garbh óg" meaning "young rough"....

  • Glen
    Glen River, County Down
    Glen River is a short river in County Down, Northern Ireland. It flows from the foot of Slieve Commedagh and Slieve Donard in the Mourne Mountains into Dundrum Bay at Newcastle....

    *
  • Glenariff*
  • Glendergan*
  • Glenelly
    Glenelly River
    Glenelly River is a river in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It flows flows westwards along the long linear Glenelly Valley to the south of Sawel Mountain, following one of the principal fault-lines in the Sperrin Mountains. The river meanders across a complex, undulating floodplain of alluvium...

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  • Glenmornan*
  • Goul
    River Goul
    The River Goul is a river in that flows through the counties of South Tipperary, Kilkenny and Laois in Ireland. It is a tributary of the River Erkina which is in turn a tributory of the River Nore....

  • Gweebarra

K

  • Keady*
  • Kells
    Kells Water
    The Kells Water is a small river in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It flows through Moorfields and Kells and is a tributary to the River Main. The river rises above Glenwherry. It is a continuation of the Glenwhirry River and eventually joins the Main, which in turn flows into Lough Neagh. The...

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  • Kilbroney*
  • Kings
    Kings River (Ireland)
    The Kings River is a river in Ireland, flowing through South Tipperary and County Kilkenny. It is a tributary of the River Nore.It has its source in the Slieveardagh Hills in South Tipperary. It flows southeast from the hills and crosses into County Kilkenny. It is joined by the Munster River...


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  • Lagan
    River Lagan
    The River Lagan is a major river in Northern Ireland which runs 40 miles from the Slieve Croob mountain in County Down to Belfast where it enters Belfast Lough, an inlet of the Irish Sea. The River Lagan forms much of the border between County Antrim and County Down. It rises as a tiny fast...

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  • Laune
    River Laune
    The River Laune is a river in County Kerry, Ireland which flows from Lough Leane , one of the Lakes of Killarney, through the town of Killorglin, and empties into the sea, first at Castlemaine harbour beside the river Maine and then out through Dingle Bay. The Laune is well known for salmon and...

  • Lee
    River Lee (Ireland)
    The Lee is a river in Ireland. It rises in the Shehy Mountains on the western border of County Cork and flows eastwards through Cork City, where it splits in two for a short distance, creating an island on which Cork's city centre is built, and empties into the Celtic Sea at Cork Harbour on the...

  • Liffey
    River Liffey
    The Liffey is a river in Ireland, which flows through the centre of Dublin. Its major tributaries include the River Dodder, the River Poddle and the River Camac. The river supplies much of Dublin's water, and a range of recreational opportunities.-Name:The river was previously named An Ruirthech,...


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  • Maigue
    River Maigue
    The River Maigue, rises in the Milford area of North County Cork, Ireland.It is joined by the small River Glen and the larger River Loobagh in south County Limerick. It then flows north through Bruree, after which it augmented by the River Morning Star...

  • Maine*
  • Mourne
    River Mourne
    The River Mourne is a river in County Tyrone , Northern Ireland, and is a tributary of the River Foyle. At Strabane it joins with the River Finn to form the River Foyle. Fishing is largely for salmon, grilse and sea trout....

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  • Mourne Beg*
  • Moy
    River Moy
    The River Moy rises at the foot of Knocknashee in the Northwest of Ireland.- Geography :The River Moy rises at the foot of Knocknashee in the Ox Mountains in County Sligo. It flows for 110 km...

  • Moyola
    River Moyola
    The River Moyola or Moyola River stretches for approximately 27 miles from the Sperrin Mountains to Lough Neagh. The Moyola starts a small river for the first few miles of its length and proceeds to expand to a medium sized river and then to a large river for its last couple of miles before...

    *

O

  • Owenbrean
    Owenbrean River
    The Owenbrean River , is a small river in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland which flows down from Cuilcagh Mountain before sinking underground, eventually reaching the Marble Arch Cave system...

    *
  • Owenreagh*
  • Owenkillew*
  • Owenroe
    River Owenroe
    The Owenroe River or Moynalty River rises from Mullagh Lough in County Cavan and flows southeast through Mullagh and Moynalty before joining the River Boyne east of Kells. The Boyne discharges into the Irish Sea at Drogheda....

  • Oona

R

  • Reelan*
  • Robe
    River Robe
    The River Robe is a river in County Mayo, Ireland.It rises near Ballyhaunis, then flows generally west for , where it drains into Lough Mask.The river is the longest tributary of Lough Mask and it drains 320 square kilometres of south Mayo...

     (via Loughs Mask
    Mask
    A mask is an article normally worn on the face, typically for protection, disguise, performance or entertainment. Masks have been used since antiquity for both ceremonial and practical purposes...

     and Corrib
    Corrib
    Corrib has multiple meanings. Among the possible ones are:*Lough Corrib, a lake in the west of Ireland, north of Galway.*River Corrib, a river connecting Lough Corrib to Galway Bay through the city of Galway....

    )
  • Roe*
  • Roogagh
    Roogagh River
    The Roogagh River is one of the main tributaries for Lough Melvin. It flows through Garrison, a small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, 5 miles south of Belleek, at the eastern end of Lough Melvin....

    *
  • Roughty

S

  • Shannon
    River Shannon
    The River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland at . It divides the west of Ireland from the east and south . County Clare, being west of the Shannon but part of the province of Munster, is the major exception...

     — longest river on the island. Develops into Lough Allen
    Lough Allen
    Lough Allen is a lake situated on the River Shannon, in the north-central part of Ireland, near Ireland's border region. Most of the lake is in County Leitrim, with a smaller portion in County Roscommon. The lake lies to the south of the river's source, near the Iron Mountains, and is the...

    , Lough Bofin, Lough Ree
    Lough Ree
    Lough Ree is a lake in the midlands of Ireland, the second of the three major lakes on the River Shannon. Lough Ree is the second largest lake on the Shannon after Lough Derg. The other two major lakes are Lough Allen to the north, and Lough Derg to the south, there are also several minor lakes...

     and Lough Derg along its course.
  • Shimna
    Shimna River
    The Shimna River is located in County Down, Northern Ireland. The source of the River Shimna is in the Mourne Mountains on the slopes of Ott Mountain. The river then flows in a northerly direction into Fofanny Dam. The river continues its flow but changes to a north-easterly direction flowing into...

    *
  • Sillees
    Sillees River
    The Sillees River is located in south west County Fermanagh. Its origins lie in Lough Ahork, which is located in Lough Navar Forest...

    *
  • Silver
    Silver River (Ireland)
    The Silver River flows from the Slieve Bloom Mountains in the south of County Offaly in central Ireland. The village of Cadamstown, on the river, is home of The Silver River Geological Reserve.-Course:...

  • Six Mile Water
    Six Mile Water
    The Six Mile Water is a river in southern County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was historically called the Ollar and is known in Irish as Abhainn na bhFiodh. The Six Mile Water is an indirect tributary of the River Bann, via Lough Neagh...

    *
  • Slaney
    River Slaney
    The Slaney is a river in the southeast of Ireland. It rises on Lugnaquilla Mountain in the western Wicklow Mountains and flows west and then south through counties Wicklow, Carlow and Wexford, before entering St George's Channel in the Irish Sea at Wexford town...

  • Sruh Croppa*
  • Stoneyford
  • Strule*
  • Suck
    River Suck
    The River Suck is a river in Ireland, approx. in length.It is the main tributary of the River Shannon. It meets the River Swilly a few kilometres north of the village of Shannonbridge to form the Suck-Swilly, which becomes the River Shannon....

  • Suir
    River Suir
    The River Suir is a river in Ireland that flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Waterford after a distance of .Popular with anglers, it holds plentiful reserves of brown trout...

  • Swilly
    River Swilly
    The River Swilly is a river in the Republic of Ireland, which flows in an eastern direction through Letterkenny, County Donegal. Letterkenny, the largest town in County Donegal, is built on the river and became the first crossing point on the river in the 17th century.-History:The river takes its...

  • Swanlinbar (also known as Cladagh)*

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  • Tall
    River Tall
    River Tall is a small river in Northern Ireland which joins the River Blackwater just south of Verner’s Bridge. It is known locally as ‘the canal’ and is navigable for 4km by dinghy or canoe. The Callan River, flowing by the city of Armagh, and the Tall River, running by Richhill, join together,...

    *
  • Tar
    River Tar
    The Tar is a river in South Tipperary, Ireland. It joins the Suir between the towns of Ardfinnan and Newcastle. The Tar's tributaries include the River Duag which joins it between Clogheen and Ballyporeen....

  • Tempo*
  • Termon
    Termon River
    The Termon River forms the border between County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland and County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. It rises near Scraghy and flows into Lough Erne about two miles from Pettigo. The length is approximately 16 km .-References:...

    *
  • Three Arches*
  • Threemilewater*
  • Tolka
    River Tolka
    The River Tolka is one of Dublin's three main rivers, flowing from County Meath to Fingal, within the old County Dublin, and through the north of Dublin city, Ireland. It is one of Dublin's three main rivers, the others being the Liffey and the Dodder...

  • Torrent
    River Torrent
    River Torrent is a river in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland which enters the River Blackwater approximately 4km from Maghery ferry. It was a great source of industrial waterpower. The river flows through the small village of Newmills in East Tyrone, situated three miles north of Dungannon...

    *

Longest rivers


RiverLength (km)
1River Shannon
River Shannon
The River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland at . It divides the west of Ireland from the east and south . County Clare, being west of the Shannon but part of the province of Munster, is the major exception...

386
2River Barrow
River Barrow
The Barrow is a river in Ireland. It is one of The Three Sisters; the other two being the River Suir and the River Nore. The Barrow is the longest and most prominent of the three rivers...

192
3River Suir
River Suir
The River Suir is a river in Ireland that flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Waterford after a distance of .Popular with anglers, it holds plentiful reserves of brown trout...

184
4River Blackwater (Munster)
Munster Blackwater
The Blackwater or Munster Blackwater is a river which flows through counties Kerry, Cork, and Waterford in Ireland. It rises in the Mullaghareirk Mountains in County Kerry and then flows in an easterly direction through County Cork, through Mallow and Fermoy...

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5River Nore
River Nore
The River Nore is a long river located in south-east of Ireland. Along with the River Suir and River Barrow, it is one of the constituent rivers of the group known as the Three Sisters. The river drains approximately of Leinster. The river rises in the Devil's Bit Mountain, North Tipperary...

140
6River Bann
River Bann
The River Bann is the longest river in Northern Ireland, the total length being 80 miles . The river winds its way from the south east corner of Northern Ireland to the north west coast, pausing in the middle to widen into the enormous Lough Neagh...

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See also

  • Rivers of Ireland
    Rivers of Ireland
    The longest river in Ireland is the The longest river in [[Ireland]] is the The longest river in [[Ireland]] is the [[River Shannon, 386 km . The river develops into three lakes along its course, [[Lough Allen]], [[Lough Ree]] and [[Lough Derg |Lough Derg]]. Of these, Lough Derg is the...

  • List of rivers in County Dublin
  • List of canals in Ireland
  • List of loughs in Ireland
  • Waterways Ireland
    Waterways Ireland
    Waterways Ireland is one of the six all-Ireland North/South implementation bodies established under the Belfast Agreement in 1999. It is responsible for the management, maintenance, development, and restoration of inland navigable waterways primarily for recreational purposes...


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