River Suck

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River Suck

The River Suck is a river in Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
, approx. 80 kilometres (50 miles) in length.

It is the main tributary of the River Shannon

River Shannon

The River Shannon is, at 386 km , the longest Rivers of Ireland. 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....
. It meets the Shannon a few kilometres north of the village of Shannonbridge

Shannonbridge

Shannonbridge is a village located on the River Shannon, at the junction of the R444 road and R357 road regional roads in County Offaly, in the centre of Republic of Ireland....
. The Suck divides the counties

Counties of Ireland

In a process that began following the Norman invasion, and was completed in 1606, the island of Ireland was divided into thirty-two county ....
of Galway

County Galway

County Galway is located on the west coast of Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland of Connacht. The county takes its name from the city of Galway....
and Roscommon

County Roscommon

County Roscommon is a county located in central Ireland. Area: . Roscommon is in the Provinces of Ireland of Connacht. It is the only county in Connacht that does not have a shoreline....
.

Ballinasloe

Ballinasloe

Ballinasloe is a town in the eastern extremity of County Galway in Republic of Ireland.The town developed as a crossing point on the River Suck, a tributary of the River Shannon....
is the largest town located on the Suck.

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