Riverstown (near Birr)
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The bridge at Riverstown on the Little Brosna
Riverstown (Irish: Baile Uí Lachnáin, meaning "town of O'Loughnin")[1] is a small village straddling the border between Counties Tipperary and Offaly on the outskirts of Birr in Ireland. It is mostly within the townland of Ballyloughnane, on the Tipperary side of the river.
Riverstown lies at the point where the N52 national secondary road crosses the Little Brosna River, a tributary of the River Shannon, by a 300-year-old five-arch bridge, the Little Brosna here forming the border between the two counties.
People
- Thomas Hackett, recipient of the Victoria Cross
Climate
| Climate data for Birr | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 8 (46) |
8 (47) |
11 (51) |
13 (55) |
16 (61) |
19 (66) |
19 (67) |
19 (67) |
17 (63) |
14 (57) |
10 (50) |
8 (47) |
13.5 (56.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2 (36) |
2 (36) |
3 (37) |
4 (39) |
6 (43) |
9 (49) |
11 (52) |
11 (52) |
9 (48) |
6 (43) |
3 (38) |
3 (37) |
5.8 (42.5) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 86 (3.4) |
66 (2.6) |
53 (2.1) |
50 (2) |
64 (2.5) |
58 (2.3) |
86 (3.4) |
89 (3.5) |
81 (3.2) |
86 (3.4) |
81 (3.2) |
86 (3.4) |
886 (35) |
| Source: Weatherbase [2] | |||||||||||||
Fishery
Fishing is possible on the Little Brosna River upstream of the bridge at Riverstown for 9km as far as Sharavogue,[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Riverstown. Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved: 2010-10-15.
- ↑ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Birr, Ireland". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
- ↑ Pocket Guide The Little Brosna & Camcor Rivers, The Shannon Regional Fisheries Board
Coordinates: 53°5′N 7°55′W / 53.083°N 7.917°W
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