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The Blackwater or Munster Blackwater (Irish: An Abhainn Mhór, The Great River) is a river which flows through counties Kerry, Cork and Waterford in Ireland. It rises in the Mullaghareirk Mountains in County Kerry and then flows in an easterly direction across County Cork through the towns of Mallow and Fermoy .
Historically it has been called the Golden Vein.An early instance is an 1837 book by Jonathan Binns, a British government official, where he refers to the area as '"the golden vale" (more correctly the "golden vein")' [3] and states "The land is of excellent quality, being part of the golden vein of Ireland—a district reaching from Tipperary towards Limerick.
River Boyne and River Blackwater: Louth, Meath, Westmeath 2317.87 IE0002299: Girley (Drewstown) Bog: Meath 32.27 IE0002203: Killyconny Bog Meath 185.02 IE0000006: Lough Bane and Lough Glass: Meath, Westmeath 203.42 IE0002120: Moneybeg and Clareisland Bogs: Meath, Westmeath 364.17 IE0002340: Mount Hevey Bog Meath, Westmeath 473.91 IE0002342
The River Funshion (/ ˈ f ʊ n ʃ ən /; Irish: Abhainn na Fuinseann [1]) is a river in Munster, Ireland, a tributary of the Munster Blackwater. [2] Course
The IRD Duhallow LIFE SAMOK Programme was a conservation and restoration strategy for the protected and endangered species living in the Munster Blackwater SAC, including the River Allow. This project ran until 2015. [13] The restoration and conservation work has continued in this area with the Duhallow Farming for Blue Dot EIP Project. [14]
The River Bride (Irish: An Bhríd) is a river in counties Cork and Waterford in Ireland.It is a tributary of the Munster Blackwater.Rising in the Nagle Mountains, it flows eastward, passing through the towns of Rathcormac, Castlelyons, Conna and Tallow, before joining the Blackwater at Camphire, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Youghal.
The following is a list of Special Protection Areas in the Republic of Ireland known as SPA, as listed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS).The Special Protection Areas are designated areas of protection under the European Union Birds Directive and are in place to protect rare and vulnerable bird species, migratory bird species, and wetlands that are deemed to be internationally ...
County Waterford has two mountain ranges, the Knockmealdown Mountains and the Comeragh Mountains.The highest point in the county is Knockmealdown, at 794 m (2,605 ft).It also has many rivers, including Ireland's third-longest river, the River Suir (184 km (114 mi)); and Ireland's fourth-longest river, the Munster Blackwater (168 km (104 mi)).