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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]
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]
The sculpture in the abbey, which is some of the finest in Ireland, suggests links to French styles of the period. [citation needed] The grounds of the abbey also contain a monks' fishing house, probably built in the 15th or 16th century, [citation needed] on an island in the River Cong leading towards nearby Lough Corrib. The house is built on ...
The Clare is the longest river in the Lough Corrib catchment. [citation needed] A large section of it is a former turlough (Irish: turlach), which, at 6.5 square kilometres, used to be Ireland's largest. [citation needed] The Clare has since the 1950s been subject to ongoing arterial drainage to lower the bed of the river and mitigate flooding ...
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]
River Corrib Galway Bay ( Irish : Loch Lurgain or Cuan na Gaillimhe ) is a bay on the west coast of Ireland , between County Galway in the province of Connacht to the north and the Burren in County Clare in the province of Munster to the south; Galway city is on the northeast side.