Aille River (County Mayo) Explained

Aille River
Name Etymology:Irish for "cliff river"
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Length:29.8km (18.5miles)
Discharge1 Avg:15m3/s
Source1 Location:Glenmask, Partry Mountains, County Mayo
Mouth Location:Galway Bay via Lough Mask, Lough Corrib and River Corrib
Mouth Coordinates:53.7767°N -9.3727°W

The Aille River (Irish: Abhainn na hAille[1]) is a river in County Mayo, Ireland, flowing from the Partry Mountains to Lough Mask, and flows underground for part of its course.[2]

Course

The Aille River rises in the Partry Mountains 16km (10miles) south of Westport,[3] drains the northwest part of the Partry range and sinks underground at the Aille Caves. It continues as a subterranean river for 4km (02miles), resurging at Pollatoomary. It flows south to Cloon Lough, which feeds into Lough Mask.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abhainn na hAille/Aille River . 4 June 2021 . Logainm.ie . Irish.
  2. Web site: Pollatoomary, Resurgence of Aille River . https://web.archive.org/web/20160428112509/http://wiki.technicaldiving.ie/index.php?title=Pollatoomary%2C_Resurgence_of_Aille_River . 2016-04-28 . wiki.technicaldiving.ie.
  3. Coleman . J. C. . 1950 . The aille river and cave, co. Mayo . Geographical Society of Ireland. Bulletin . 2 . 2 . 58–60 . 10.1080/00750775009555447 . 128959736.