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The River Corrib (Irish: Abhainn na Gaillimhe) in the west of Ireland flows from Lough Corrib through Galway to Galway Bay. The river is among the shortest in Europe, with only a length of six kilometres from the lough to the Atlantic. It is popular with local whitewater kayakers as well as several rowing clubs and pleasure craft. The depth of ...
Lough Corrib (/ l ɒ x ˈ k ɒr ɪ b / lokh KORR-ib; Irish: Loch Coirib [5]) is a lake in the west of Ireland. The River Corrib or Galway River connects the lake to the sea at Galway.It is the largest lake within the Republic of Ireland and the second largest on the island of Ireland (after Lough Neagh).
The total basin area of the 6 km River Corrib is 3,138 km 2 [1] The total length of the River Robe's journey from its source near Ballyhaunis to Galway Bay (via Lough Mask, Cong canal and river, Lough Corrib and River Corrib) is 72 miles (116 km). [14] This is the longest stream flow (source to sea) within the Corrib Basin. [13]
It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay. It is the most populous settlement in the province of Connacht, the fifth most populous city on the island of Ireland and the fourth most populous in the Republic of Ireland, with a population at the 2022 census of 85,910. [2]
The total basin area of the 6 km River Corrib is 3,138 km 2 [2] The total length of the River Robe's journey from its source near Ballyhaunis to Galway Bay (via Lough Mask, Cong canal and river, Lough Corrib and River Corrib) is 72 miles (116 km). [16] This is the longest stream flow (source to sea) within the Corrib Basin. [15]
Menlo is situated on the east side of the River Corrib and south of Lough Corrib. The remains of Menlo Castle (sometimes given as Menlough Castle) [4] overlook the river. This castle was the former home of Sir Valentine Blake, 1st Baronet. It was owned by the Blake family until it was destroyed by an accidental fire in 1910. [5]
It is just across the river from the Spanish Arch, which was the location of regular fish markets where the locals supplied the city with seafood as recently as the end of the 19th century. The original village of thatched cottages was razed in the 1930s and replaced by a council-housing scheme.
Corrib has multiple meanings. Among the possible ones are: Lough Corrib, a lake in the west of Ireland, north of Galway. River Corrib, a river connecting Lough Corrib to Galway Bay through the city of Galway. Corrib gas field, a natural gas reservoir in the Atlantic, about 80 km off County Mayo on the west coast of Ireland