Painestown River

Painestown River
Native name Abhainn Bhaile Phaghain
Origin Porterstown, County Kildare
Mouth Irish Sea at Dublin Bay via Morell River and River Liffey
Basin countries Ireland
Length 8 km (5 mi)
Source elevation 112 m (367 ft)
Avg. discharge 1.37 m3/s
Basin area 42.51 km2/s
Left tributaries Kill River
Right tributaries Slane River

The Painestown River (Irish: Abhainn Baile an Phaghanaigh) is a river in County Kildare, Ireland, a tributary of the Morell River.

Name

The name is derived from the Painestown townland, located in the Kill civil parish.

Course

Painestown River rises in Porterstown, Kilteel. It flows northwestwards, passing under the N7 road at Blackhill. In Painestown it meets two tributaries, the Kill River and the Slane River. The Painestown River continues due north, then passes under the Grand Canal at the Painestown River Aqueduct[1] and passes under the Dublin–Cork railway line in Baronrath. It is then crossed by the Killeenmore Bridge[2] and drains into the Morell River in Turnings Upper, south of Straffan.

See also

References

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Coordinates: 53°17′10″N 6°37′07″W / 53.28611°N 6.61848°W / 53.28611; -6.61848

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