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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 ...
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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.
Knowth (/ ˈ n aʊ θ /; Irish: Cnóbha) [1] is a prehistoric monument overlooking the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland. It comprises a large passage tomb surrounded by 17 smaller tombs, built during the Neolithic era around 3200 BC. It contains the largest assemblage of megalithic art in Europe.
The River Boyne as seen from Brú na Bóinne. Boann or Boand is the Irish goddess of the River Boyne ( Bóinn ), an important river in Ireland's historical province of Meath . According to the Lebor Gabála Érenn and Táin Bó Fraích she was the sister of Befind [ 1 ] and daughter of Delbáeth, son of Elada , of the Tuatha Dé Danann . [ 2 ]
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.