River Boyne
River in Leinster, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Boyne Valley" redirects here. For other uses, see Boyne Valley (disambiguation).
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 towards the Northeast through County Meath to reach the Irish Sea between Mornington, County Meath, and Baltray, County Louth.
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River Boyne | |
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Etymology | Proto-Celtic *bou-windā, "white cow" |
Native name | An Bhóinn (Irish) |
Location | |
Country | Ireland |
Region | Leinster |
Counties | Kildare, Offaly, Meath, Louth |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Trinity Well, Newberry Hall, near Carbury |
• location | County Kildare |
• coordinates | 53.351906542854074°N 6.956809100021702°W / 53.351906542854074; -6.956809100021702 |
Mouth | Irish Sea |
• location | Between Mornington, County Meath and Baltray, County Louth |
• coordinates | 53.72173°N 6.23813°W / 53.72173; -6.23813 |
Length | 112 km (70 mi) |
Basin size | 2,695 km2 (1,041 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 38.8 m3/s (1,370 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• right | River Blackwater |
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