Basin size 42.51 km (16.41 sq mi) Discharge 1.37 m³/s Province Leinster Country Republic of Ireland | Length 8 km | |
Native name Abhainn Bhaile Phaghain Main source Porterstown, County Kildare112 m (367 ft) People also search for Millicent House, Kerdiffstown House, Barberstown Castle, K Club | ||
The Painestown River (Irish: Abhainn Baile an Phaghanaigh) is a river in County Kildare, Ireland, a tributary of the Morell River.
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Map of Painestown River, Co. Kildare, Ireland
Name
The name is derived from the Painestown townland, located in the Kill civil parish.
Course
Painestown River rises in Porterstown, Kilteel. It flows northwestwards, passing under the N7 road at Blackhill. In Painestown it meets two tributaries, the Kill River and the Slane River. The Painestown River continues due north, then passes under the Grand Canal at the Painestown River Aqueduct and passes under the Dublin–Cork railway line in Baronrath. It is then crossed by the Killeenmore Bridge and drains into the Morell River in Turnings Upper, south of Straffan.
References
Painestown River Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA