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The River Boyne (Irish: An Bhóinn or Abhainn na Bóinne) is a river in Leinster, Ireland, the course of which is about 112 kilometres (70 mi) long. It rises at Trinity Well , Newberry Hall, near Carbury , County Kildare , and flows north-east through County Meath to reach the Irish Sea between Mornington , County Meath, and Baltray , County ...
Table 2 shows the largest rivers in Ireland (by mean flow) in cubic metres per second. Some of the larger or better-known rivers of Ireland are shown on this map (large version). The longest river in Ireland is the River Shannon, at 360.5 kilometres (224.0 mi). The river develops into three lakes along its course, Lough Allen, Lough Ree and ...
The area is located eight kilometers west of Drogheda in County Meath, Ireland, in a bend of the River Boyne. It is around 40 kilometers north of Dublin. [4]Brú na Bóinne is surrounded on its southern, western and eastern sides by the Boyne; additionally, a small tributary of the Boyne, the River Mattock, runs along the northern edge, almost completely surrounding Brú na Bóinne with water.
The Boyne Navigation (Irish: Loingseoireacht na Bóinne) is a series of canals running 31 km (19 mi) [2] roughly parallel to the River Boyne from Oldbridge to Navan in County Meath, in Ireland. The navigation was once used by horse-drawn boats travelling between Navan, Slane and the port of Drogheda ; however is now derelict.
The Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in County Meath, and County Louth, Ireland. [1] It spans the Boyne River 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of Drogheda on the county boundary between County Meath and County Louth and is part of the M1 Northern Motorway.
Trim (Irish: Baile Átha Troim, meaning 'town at the ford of elderflowers') [7] is a town in County Meath, Ireland. It is situated on the River Boyne and, as of the 2022 census, had a population of 9,563. [1] The town is in a civil parish of the same name. [8] The town is noted for Trim Castle – the largest Norman castle in Ireland.
Mornington (Irish: Baile Uí Mhornáin, meaning 'town of the mariner') [2] is a coastal village on the estuary of the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland approximately 5 km downriver from the centre of Drogheda.
The River Boyne at Oldbridge. Oldbridge (Irish: An Seandroichead) [1] is a townland near Drogheda in County Meath, Ireland. [2] The area is home to the Boyne Navigation, the Battle of the Boyne Interpretive Centre and the southern half of the Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge (which carries the M1 motorway).