River Slaney

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River Slaney
Abhainn na Sláine
River Slaney at Stratford-on-Slaney
River Slaney at Stratford-on-Slaney
Origin Lugnaquilla, County Wicklow
Mouth Irish Sea at Wexford

The Slaney (Irish: Abhainn na Sláine, meaning river of health) is a river in the southeast of Ireland. It rises on Lugnaquilla Mountain in the western Wicklow Mountains and flows west and then south through counties Wicklow, Carlow and Wexford, before entering St. George's Channel in the Irish Sea at Wexford town. The estuary of the Slaney is wide and shallow and is known as Wexford Harbour.

Towns on the Slaney include Stratford-on-Slaney, Baltinglass, Tullow, Bunclody, Enniscorthy and Wexford. During the river's 117 km. course, it is crossed by 32 road bridges and one railway bridge[1].

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[edit] Wildlife

Varied and plentiful wildlife can be found in the environs of the river. In Wicklow, herds of deer can be seen, as well as swans, dippers, wild ducks, herons and kingfishers. At dusk, bats, owls and otters may be seen, while the mudflats of the estuary are favoured by black-headed gulls, redshanks and oystercatchers[2]. In season, salmon and trout are fished[3].

[edit] Tributaries

River Derreen, River Derry, River Bann (Wexford), Urrin River, River Boro, The Clody

[edit] References

  1. ^ Duffy, John. River Slaney, from source to sea, 2006, ISBN 978-0-9554184-0-2, p.30
  2. ^ Duffy, p.19
  3. ^ Slaney River Trust

[edit] See also

Rivers of Ireland

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