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This article concerns rivers on the island of 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....
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Geography
The main river in Ireland is 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....
, 386 km (240 mi), the longest river in both 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....
 and the British Isles
British Isles

The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include Great Britain and Ireland, and numerous smaller islands....
, which separates the boggy midlands of Ireland from the West of Ireland. The river develops into three lakes along its course, Lough Allen
Lough Allen

Lough Allen is a lake situated on the River Shannon, in the north-central part of Republic of Ireland, near Ireland's border region. Most of the lake is in County Leitrim, with a smaller portion in County Roscommon....
, 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 ....
 and Lough Derg
Lough Derg (Munster)

Lough Derg is the third-largest lake in Ireland and the second-largest in the Republic of Ireland. It is a long, relatively narrow lake, with shores in counties North Tipperary , County Galway , and County Clare ....
. Of these, Lough Derg is the biggest. The River Shannon enters the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres . It covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface....
 after Limerick city
Limerick

Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the county seat of County Limerick in the province of Munster, in the midwest of Republic of Ireland....
 at the Shannon Estuary
Shannon Estuary

The Shannon Estuary is a large estuary where the River Shannon flows into the Atlantic Ocean. The estuary has Limerick at its head and its seaward limits are marked by Loop Head to the north and Kerry Head to the south....
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This article concerns rivers on the island of 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....
.

Geography


The main river in Ireland is 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....
, 386 km (240 mi), the longest river in both 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....
 and the British Isles
British Isles

The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include Great Britain and Ireland, and numerous smaller islands....
, which separates the boggy midlands of Ireland from the West of Ireland. The river develops into three lakes along its course, Lough Allen
Lough Allen

Lough Allen is a lake situated on the River Shannon, in the north-central part of Republic of Ireland, near Ireland's border region. Most of the lake is in County Leitrim, with a smaller portion in County Roscommon....
, 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 ....
 and Lough Derg
Lough Derg (Munster)

Lough Derg is the third-largest lake in Ireland and the second-largest in the Republic of Ireland. It is a long, relatively narrow lake, with shores in counties North Tipperary , County Galway , and County Clare ....
. Of these, Lough Derg is the biggest. The River Shannon enters the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres . It covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface....
 after Limerick city
Limerick

Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the county seat of County Limerick in the province of Munster, in the midwest of Republic of Ireland....
 at the Shannon Estuary
Shannon Estuary

The Shannon Estuary is a large estuary where the River Shannon flows into the Atlantic Ocean. The estuary has Limerick at its head and its seaward limits are marked by Loop Head to the north and Kerry Head to the south....
. Other major rivers include the River Liffey
River Liffey

The Liffey is a river in Republic of Ireland, which flows through the centre of Dublin. Its major tributaries include the River Dodder, the River Poddle and the River Camac....
, River 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 and empties into the Celtic Sea at Cork Harbour on the south coast.....
, River 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....
, River Blackwater, River Nore
River Nore

The River Nore is one of the The Three Sisters rivers which flow into the Atlantic Ocean at Waterford Harbour in Republic of Ireland....
, River Suir
River Suir

The River Suir is a river in Republic of Ireland that flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Waterford after a distance of 184 kilometres . Popular with anglers, it holds plentiful reserves of brown trout and salmon....
, River Barrow
River Barrow

The River 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....
, River 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 the province to the north west coast, pausing in the middle to widen into the enormous Lough Neagh....
 and River Boyne
River Boyne

The River Boyne is a river in Leinster, Ireland, the course of which is about 112 kilometres 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 outside Drogheda....


History


Irish waterways have been used for transport since the earliest times. The Vikings used the rivers —for raiding deep inland. The Viking
Viking

A Viking is one of the Norsemen explorers, warriors, merchants, and Piracy who raided and colonized wide areas of Europe from the late eighth to the early eleventh century....
 sea-king, Thormodr Helgason, used his base on the west coast to raid the length 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....
 from Lough Derg
Lough Derg (Munster)

Lough Derg is the third-largest lake in Ireland and the second-largest in the Republic of Ireland. It is a long, relatively narrow lake, with shores in counties North Tipperary , County Galway , and County Clare ....
 to 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 ....
, pillaging ecclesiastical settlements. In 937
937

Events...
 the Limerick
Limerick

Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the county seat of County Limerick in the province of Munster, in the midwest of Republic of Ireland....
 Vikings clashed with those of Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
 on 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 ....
 and were defeated. In 943
943

EventsBy PlaceEurope* King Constantine II of Scotland retires and becomes a monk, succeeded by his cousin Malcolm I of Scotland....
 they were defeated again when the chief of the local Dalcassian clan joined with Ceallachan, king of Munster
Munster

Munster is the southernmost of the four provinces of Ireland. The largest city in Munster is Cork ....
 and the Limerick Vikings were forced to pay tribute to the clans. The power of the Vikings never recovered, and they reduced to the level of a minor clan, however often playing pivotal parts in the endless power struggles of the next few centuries.

Canals


Canal
Canal

Canals are artificial channels for water. There are two types of canals: Aqueduct canals, which are used for the conveyance and delivery of water, and waterways, which are navigable transportation canals used for passage of goods and people, often connected to existing lakes, rivers, or oceans....
s were built throughout the island in the 19th Century. Thomas Steers
Thomas Steers

Thomas Steers was born in 1672 in Kent and died in 1750. He was England's first major civil engineer and built many canals, the world's first wet dock, the Old Dock, and a Theatre....
 constructed the Newry Canal
Newry Canal

The Newry Canal, located in Northern Ireland, was built to link the Tyrone coalfields to the Irish Sea at Carlingford Lough near Newry. It was the first summit-level canal to be built in the British Isles since Roman times....
, the first canal on Ireland or Britain to use ground paddles. Canals were also built linking the Shannon to Dublin and the Shannon to the Erne. They were important for the transport of goods before the Railways took over. Major canals include the Grand
Grand Canal of Ireland

The Grand Canal is the southernmost of a pair of canals that connect Dublin, in the east of the country, with the River Shannon in the west, the two canals nearly encircling Dublin's inner city....
 and the Royal
Royal Canal of Ireland

The Royal Canal is a canal originally built for freight and passenger transportation from the River Liffey at Dublin to the River Shannon at Cloondara in County Longford in Republic of Ireland....
 canals. The Ulster Canal
Ulster Canal

The Ulster Canal is a disused canal running through part of County Armagh, County Tyrone and County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland and County Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland....
 was built as a major part of a projected waterway from Belfast
Belfast

Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of Devolution#United Kingdom Northern Ireland Executive and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly in Northern Ireland....
 to Limerick
Limerick

Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the county seat of County Limerick in the province of Munster, in the midwest of Republic of Ireland....
, a plan eventually abandoned.

List of rivers

Note: rivers that flow through Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

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 are marked with an asterix (*). ).]]

A
  • Aghinrawn River*
  • Agivey River*
  • Altalacky River*
  • Annacloy River
    Annacloy River

    Annacloy River is a river in County Down, Northern Ireland, which rises in the Dromara Hills and flows into Strangford Lough. The Ballynahinch River, flowing east through Ballynahinch, County Down, and the Carson's Dam River, flowing south through Crossgar, join at Kilmore, County Down, and the united stream is called the Annacloy River, and...
    *
  • River 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 the River Erne, which it joins at a complex of lakes west of the village....
  • Arney River
    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....
    *
  • Aughrim River
    River Aughrim

    The Aughrim River flows from confluence of the Derry Water and River Ow south of the village of Aughrim in County Wicklow in Republic of Ireland....
  • River Avoca
    River Avoca

    The Avoca is a river in County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland. It is contained completely within the county.The Avoca starts life as two rivers, the River Avonmore and the River Avonbeg ....
  • River Avonbeg
    River Avonbeg

    The Avonbeg River rises on the northern flank of Carmenbologue in the Wicklow Mountains and flows southeast into the valley of Glenmalure. It continues southeast through the villages of Greenan and Ballinaclash before joining the River Avonmore at the Meeting of the Waters to form the River Avoca, which in turn discharges into the Irish...
  • River Avonmore
    River Avonmore

    The Avonmore River flows from Lough Dan in the Wicklow Mountains west of Roundwood. It flows in a generally southerly direction for approximately before joining the River Avonbeg at the Meeting of the Waters to form the River Avoca, which in turn discharges into the Irish Sea at Arklow....
  • River Awbeg
    River Awbeg

    Awbeg River is a river in the southern part of Republic of Ireland. It is a tributary of the Munster Blackwater and flows into that larger river at a point in County Cork....


B
  • Ballinderry River*
  • Ballycassidy River*
  • Ballynahinch River
    Ballynahinch River

    Ballynahinch River is a river in County Down, Northern Ireland. The Ballynahinch River, flowing east through Ballynahinch, County Down, and the Carson's Dam River, flowing south through Crossgar, join at Kilmore, County Down, and the united stream is called the Annacloy River, and lower down the River Quoile, falling into the southwest angle...
    *
  • Ballynahatty Water*
  • River Bandon
    River Bandon

    The River Bandon is a river in County Cork in Republic of Ireland. The river flows through Bandon, County Cork eastwards to Innishannon, before draining into Kinsale Harbour on Ireland's south coast....
  • River 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 the province to the north west coast, pausing in the middle to widen into the enormous Lough Neagh....
    *
  • River 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....
  • Bannagh River*
  • River Barrow
    River Barrow

    The River 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 River (Ireland)
    Black River (Ireland)

    The Black River is a river in Ireland. It is a tributary of the River Drish. With the exception of its most upstream extremities, it forms part of the border between County Galway and County Mayo....
  • River Blackwater, Munster
    Munster Blackwater

    The Blackwater or Munster Blackwater is a river which flows through counties County Kerry, County Cork, and County Waterford in Republic of Ireland....
  • River 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, Republic of Ireland, which has its source to the north of Fivemiletown, County Tyrone....
    *
  • River Blackwater, Meath
  • River Boyne
    River Boyne

    The River Boyne is a river in Leinster, Ireland, the course of which is about 112 kilometres 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 outside Drogheda....
  • Boyle River
    River Boyle

    The Boyle River is a river in Ireland. It flows from Lough Garra on the County Mayo/County Roscommon border and flows through Boyle, County Roscommon to Lough Key....
  • River Bride
  • River 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....
  • Burntollet River*
  • River 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, County Antrim....
    *


C
  • Callan River
    Callan River

    Callan River is a river in County Armagh, Northern Ireland which joins the River Blackwater, Northern Ireland 1.6km upstream from Bond's Bridge....
    *
  • River Camac
    River Camac

    The River Camac is a river in Dublin.The Camac rises to the west of the city and flows through Clondalkin, Inchicore and Kilmainham before entering the Liffey just downstream from Heuston Station....
  • Camlough River*
  • Camowen River*
  • Carey River*
  • River Carrowbeg
  • Carryduff River
    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....
    *
  • The Castletown River
  • River Cladagh
    River Cladagh

    The Cladagh River is a small river in County Fermanagh which rises from Marble Arch Caves, below Cuilcagh, before flowing through Cladagh Glen Nature Reserve and eventually draining into the Arney River....
    *
  • Clady River*
  • River Clanrye*
  • River Clare
    River Clare

    The River Clare is a river in County Galway, Ireland which flows into Lough Corrib. From there it flows into Galway Bay via the River Corrib.A large section of it is comprised of a former turlough , which, at 6.5 square kilometres, used to be Ireland's largest....
  • Colebrooke River
    Colebrooke River

    The Colebrooke River is a river in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It has its source in the Sliabh Beagh mountains and flows in a south-westerly direction through the county until it enters Upper Lough Erne near Inishcollan, Lisnaskea....
    *
  • River Corrib
    River Corrib

    The River Corrib in the west of Ireland flows from Lough Corrib through Galway to Galway Bay. The river has only a length of six kilometres from the lough to the Atlantic....
  • River Crumlin*
  • River Cumber*
  • Cusher River
    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....
    *


D
  • River Dall*
  • River Dalua
  • River Dargle
    Dargle

    The River Dargle rises in the Wicklow Mountains of Ireland on the northern slopes of Djouce Mountain and flows over the highest waterfall in Ireland, falling 121m at Powerscourt Waterfall....
  • River Deel
    River Deel

    The River Deel, is a river in County Limerick, IrelandThe River Deel rises near Dromina in North County Cork and flows north into County Limerick for about 60+ km to enter the Shannon Estuary at Askeaton....
    *
  • River Dennett*
  • River Derg*
  • Dervock River*
  • River Derry
    River Derry

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

    The River Dodder is one of the three main rivers of the Dublin region in Republic of Ireland....
  • River Doonbeg
  • Douglas River*
  • River 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 1? km southeast of the town of Thurles....
  • Drumquin River*
  • River 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....
    *
  • River Duff*
  • River Dun
    River Dun, Northern Ireland

    The River Dun 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 River*
  • River Erkina
  • River Erne
    River Erne

    The River Erne , in the Cardinal direction of Ireland, rises in Beaghy Lough, two miles south of Stradone, County Cavan 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 refers to two lakes in Northern Ireland, which are in effect widened sections of the River Erne. The waterway is mostly situated in County Fermanagh....
    *
  • River 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....


F
  • River Fane
    River Fane

    The River Fane is a river originating in Lough Muckno in Castleblayney, County Monaghan. It then flows west towards Dundalk Bay, straddling the border between Counties Monaghan, County Louth and County Armagh flowing through Inniskeen, Knockbridge before meeting Dundalk Bay near Blackrock, County Louth....
  • River 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....
    *
  • River 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 River Shannon by Ballyduff, County Kerry....
  • River Fergus
    River Fergus

    The River Fergus is a river in County Clare, Republic of Ireland. It rises in The Burren and flows into the Shannon Estuary. It is noted for its trout and salmon fishing....
  • River Finn
    River Finn

    The River Finn is a river flowing 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....
    *
  • River 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 River Finn and River Mourne at the towns of Lifford in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, and Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland....
    *
  • Fury River*


G
  • River Garavogue
    River Garavogue

    The Garavogue is a short and small river located in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland. From Lough Gill, it winds its way through Sligo town and into Sligo Bay. The name, Garavogue, comes from the Irish "Garbh Og" meaning "Young Rough"....
  • Glen River
    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, County Down....
    *
  • Glenariff River*
  • Glendergan River*
  • Glenelly River
    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 Sperrins....
    *
  • Glenmornan River*
  • River Goul
    River Goul

    The River Goul is a river in Ireland, flowing through County Tipperary, County Kilkenny and County Laois. It is a tributary of the River Erkina which in turn flows into the River Nore....
  • River Gweebarra


J
  • John's River
    John's River

    John's river is a small river that snakes its way through Waterford city before joining the River Suir at Adelphi Quay, Ireland....


K
  • Keady River*
  • Kells Water
    Kells Water

    The Kells Water is a small river in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It flows through Moorfields and Kells, County Antrim and is a tributary to the River Main....
    *
  • Kilbroney River*
  • King's River


L
  • River 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....
    *
  • River 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....
  • River 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 and empties into the Celtic Sea at Cork Harbour on the south coast.....
  • River Liffey
    River Liffey

    The Liffey is a river in Republic of Ireland, which flows through the centre of Dublin. Its major tributaries include the River Dodder, the River Poddle and the River Camac....


M
  • River 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....
  • River Maine*
  • River Mourne
    River Mourne

    The River Mourne is a river in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland and is a tributary of the River Foyle. It is situated between Strabane and Newtownstewart....
    *
  • Mourne Beg River*
  • River Moy
    River Moy

    The River Moy rises in the Ox Mountains in County Sligo in the northwest of Ireland. For the greater part of its length, the Moy flows southwestward, entering County Mayo and passing not far from Swinford before turning north near the village of Kilmore, County Mayo and heading for the historic town of Ballina, County Mayo, where it empties...
  • River Moyola*


N
  • Newry River
    Newry River

    File:Newry River.JPGNewry River and River Clanrye are names for one of the rivers of Ireland; it passes through the city of Newry and empties into Carlingford Lough near Warrenpoint....
    *
  • River Nore
    River Nore

    The River Nore is one of the The Three Sisters rivers which flow into the Atlantic Ocean at Waterford Harbour in Republic of Ireland....


O
  • Owenbrean River
    Owenbrean River

    The Owenbrean River ,is a small river in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland which flows down from Cuilcagh Mountain before descending into the Marble Arch Caves system....
    *
  • Owenreagh River*
  • Owenkillew River
    Owenkillew River

    File:NI Owenkill river-Plumbridge.jpgOwenkillew River is a river in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It rises in the eastern Sperrins and flows westwards, forming part of the Lough Foyle system....
    *
  • River Owenroe
    River Owenroe

    The Owenroe River or Moynalty River rises from Mullagh Lough in County Cavan and flows southeast through Mullagh, County Cavan and Moynalty before joining the River Boyne east of Kells....


P
  • River Poddle
    River Poddle

    The River Poddle, one of the most prominent of the fifty or so rivers of Dublin, is the source, from a pool once on its course, of the name "Dublin." It rises in Fettercairn, today part of Tallaght, and eventually flows into the River Liffey in the city centre....


Q
  • Quiggery Water*
  • River Quoile
    River Quoile

    The Quoile is a river in County Down, Northern Ireland....
    *


R
  • River Reelan*
  • River Robe (via Loughs Mask
    Mask

    A mask is an article normally worn on the face, typically for protection, concealment, performance, or amusement. 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....
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  • River Roe
    River Roe (Northern Ireland)

    The River Roe flows north from Glenshane in the Sperrins to Lough Foyle, via the settlements of Dungiven, Burnfoot, Limavady and Myroe. The river is contained within County Londonderry in Northern Ireland....
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  • Roogagh River
    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, County Fermanagh, at the eastern end of Lough Melvin....
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  • Roughty River (flowing into Kenmare Bay) at Kenmare
    Kenmare

    Kenmare is a small town in the south of County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. The Irish name for the town 'An Neid?n' translates into English as 'The Little Nest'....


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  • 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....
  • Shimna River
    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....
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  • Sillees River*
  • Six Mile Water
    Six Mile Water

    The Six Mile Water, is a small river in southern County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is an indirect tributary of the River Bann, via Lough Neagh....
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  • River Slaney
    River Slaney

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

    The River Suck is a river in Ireland, approx. 80 kilometres in length.It is the main tributary of the River Shannon. It meets the Shannon a few kilometres north of the village of Shannonbridge....
  • River Suir
    River Suir

    The River Suir is a river in Republic of Ireland that flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Waterford after a distance of 184 kilometres . Popular with anglers, it holds plentiful reserves of brown trout and salmon....
  • River 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....
  • Swanlinbar River (also known as Cladagh River)*


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  • River Tall
    River Tall

    River Tall is a small river in Northern Ireland which joins the River Blackwater, Northern Ireland just south of Verner?s Bridge. It is known locally as ?the canal? and is navigable for 4km by dinghy or canoe....
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  • River Tar
    River Tar

    The Tar is a river in County Tipperary, Ireland. It flows into the river Suir between Ardfinnan and Newcastle. The Tar's tributaries include the river Duag which joins it between Clogheen, County Tipperary and Ballyporeen ...
  • Tempo River*
  • Three Arches River*
  • Threemilewater River*
  • River Tolka
    River Tolka

    The River Tolka is a river which flows through Dublin, Ireland. It rises near Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath, bypassing Dunboyne, Mulhuddart, Blanchardstown, Finglas, then through the Northside districts of Glasnevin, Drumcondra and Ballybough, before entering Dublin Bay at East Wall....
  • River Torrent
    River Torrent

    River Torrent is a river in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland which enters the River Blackwater, Northern Ireland approximately 4km from Maghery ferry....
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  • Upper Ballinderry River*

See also

  • 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 Ministerial Council 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....