River Slaney

River Slaney

Infobox River
river_name = River Slaney
"Abhainn na Sláine"



caption = River Slaney at Stratford-on-Slaney
origin = Lugnaquilla, County Wicklow
mouth = Irish Sea at Wexford
The Slaney (irish place name|Abhainn na Sláine|river of health) is a river in the southeast of Ireland. It rises on Lugnaquilla Mountain in the western Wicklow Mountains and flows west and then south through counties Wicklow, Carlow and Wexford, before entering St. George's Channel in the Irish Sea at Wexford town. The estuary of the Slaney is wide and shallow and is known as Wexford Harbour.

Towns on the Slaney include Stratford-on-Slaney, Baltinglass, Tullow, Bunclody, Enniscorthy and Wexford. During the river's 117 km. course, it is crossed by 32 road bridges and one railway bridge [Duffy, John. "River Slaney, from source to sea", 2006, ISBN 978-0-9554184-0-2, p.30] .

Wildlife

Varied and plentiful wildlife can be found in the environs of the river. In Wicklow, herds of deer can be seen, as well as swans, dippers, wild ducks, herons and kingfishers. At dusk, bats, owls and otters may be seen, while the mudflats of the estuary are favoured by black-headed gulls, redshanks and oystercatchers [Duffy, p.19] . In season, salmon and trout are fished [ [http://www.slaneyrivertrust.ie/R%20Slaney.htm Slaney River Trust] ] .

Tributaries

River Derreen, River Derry, River Bann (Wexford), Urrin River, River Boro, The Clody

References

ee also

Rivers of Ireland

External links

* [http://www.blather.net/shitegeist/2005/11/river_slaney_environment_unde.htm River Slaney: Environment Under Threat]


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