Native name An Bhanna Basin size 161 km (62 sq mi) Mouth Irish Sea Province Leinster | Other name(s) Wexford Bann Length 42 km Source Croghan Mountain Country Republic of Ireland | |
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Etymology Irish bán-abha, "white river" Main source Croghan Mountain, County Wexford River mouth Irish Sea at Wexford, as the River Slaney | ||
The River Bann is a large river in County Wexford, in the southeast of Ireland. It rises in the southern slopes of Croghan Mountain in north Wexford on the County Wicklow border. It flows south and is joined by the Blackwater Stream near the village of Hollyfort. Veering southwest it passes under the R725, then continuing southwestwards it flows beneath the N11 national primary route at the village of Camolin. It is crossed by the Dublin - Wexford railway four times as it flows past the town of Ferns before joining the River Slaney north of Enniscorthy.
Map of River Bann, Co. Wexford, Ireland
In 1950s a reservoir was built at Ballythomas to supply water to the town of Gorey, County Wexford. Before that, its banks regularly spilled over and made a lot of swamp land on its route.
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River Bann (County Wexford) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA