Burren River Explained
| Burren River |
| Name Etymology: | rocky land |
| Length: | 39km (24miles) |
| Basin Size: | 154km2[1] |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 0.476m3/s[2] |
The Burren River is a river in Ireland, flowing through County Carlow.[3] [4]
Course
The Burren River rises on the north face of Mount Leinster and flows northward under the R724 (Ullard Bridge, west of Fenagh) and under the N80. It continues northward through Rathtoe meeting the Aghalona River in Inchisland and turns westwards, passing under the M9 in Moyle Big. The Burren River goes under the N80 again at Ballinacarrig Bridge. It flows through the southern part of Carlow town and passes under the railway line, R448 and R417 (Burrin Street) and then drains into the River Barrow.[5] [6]
Wildlife
Fish species include brown trout, three-spined stickleback, nine-spined stickleback, Atlantic salmon, stone loach, common bream, roach, perch and lamprey.[7] [8]
See also
References
52.639°N -6.7834°W
Notes and References
- Web site: Publications.
- Web site: Babiarczyk . Ewa . Application for a Waste Water Discharge Licence from Carlow County Council, for the agglomeration named Fenagh, Reg. No. D0246-01 . EPA . 2009-12-03.
- Book: Carlow: History & Society : Interdisciplinary Essays on the History of an Irish County. 1 January 2008. Geography Publications. 9780906602386. Google Books.
- Web site: A Comprehensive Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland [and] General History]. Patrick Weston. Joyce. Alexander Martin. Sullivan. 1 January 1902. Murphy & McCarthy. Google Books.
- Web site: Carlow.
- Web site: The geography of the counties of Ireland. Patrick Weston. Joyce. 1 January 1883. Google Books.
- Web site: South Eastern River Basin District Rivers Report 2009 . The Central and Regional Fisheries Boards.
- Web site: Coarse Fishing, Burren River, Carlow, Ireland. Coarse Angling, Burren River, Carlow, Ireland.. Prebait Angling. Services.
