Yellow River (County Offaly)

The Yellow River (Irish: An Abhainn Bhuí) is a river in central Ireland, a tributary of the River Boyne.[1]

Yellow River
Native nameAn Abhainn Bhuí  (Irish)
Location
CountryIreland
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationKilcorbry, County Offaly
 • elevation95 m (312 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Irish Sea via River Boyne
Length21 km (13 mi)
Basin size44.5 km2 (17.2 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average0.13 m3/s (4.6 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftMonagh River

Name

The Yellow River is called the Ownaboy/Ownaboy in the 1654 Civil Survey, an Anglicisation of abhainn buidhe, "yellow river."

Course

The Yellow River rises in Kilcorbry, north of Croghan (near 53.351°N 7.302°W) and flows in an easterly direction. It passes under the R400 and then turns northeast, flowing under Garr Bridge[2] It meets several tributaries and then its last section forms part of the Meath–Offaly border and passes under Sheep Bridge south of Castlejordan.[3] It meets the Monagh River and then passes under Clongall Bridge[4] and later enters the Boyne near 53.3818°N 7.0816°W. From the tripoint of the townlands Stonehouse, Killowen (both in County Offaly) and Ballyfore (County Meath) (53.3956°N 7.1421°W) until the junction with the River Boyne the Yellow River forms the boundary of counties Offaly and Meath.

Wildlife

The Yellow River is known as a brown trout fishery.[5]

See also

References
  1. "HydroNet - Environmental Protection Agency - Ireland". hydronet.epa.ie. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  2. "Garr Bridge, County Offaly: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". buildingsofireland.ie. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  3. "Sheep Bridge, County Offaly: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". buildingsofireland.ie. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  4. "Clongall Bridge, County Offaly: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". buildingsofireland.ie. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  5. "Fishing in Ireland. An angler's guide to the best fishing in Ireland". fishinginireland.info. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

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