- elevation 350 m (1,148 ft) Area 3,067 km² | Length 192 km | |
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- average 37.4 m/s (1,321 cu ft/s) | ||
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The Barrow (Irish: An Bhearú) is a river in Ireland. It is one of The Three Sisters; the other two being the River Suir and the River Nore. The Barrow is the longest of the three rivers. At 192 km (120 mi), it is the second-longest river in Ireland, behind the River Shannon. The catchment area of the River Barrow is 3,067 km2. The river's long term average flow rate is 37.4 cubic metres per second.
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- River barrow barrow way st mullins carlow
- Spinningowy rekonesans nad rzek barrow i fishing river barrow
- HistoryEdit
- Barrow NavigationEdit
- References
The source of the River Barrow is at Glenbarrow in the Slieve Bloom Mountains in County Laois.
Among the towns that the River Barrow passes through on its way to the sea in Waterford are Portarlington, Monasterevin, Athy, Carlow/Graiguecullen, Muine Bheag ( i.e. Bagenalstown,) Graiguenamanagh, and New Ross.
The river also forms a natural border between, on its right bank, counties Kilkenny and Waterford and, on its left bank, counties Carlow and Wexford.
Spinningowy rekonesans nad rzek barrow i fishing river barrow
HistoryEdit
The river's name is attributed to the action of Dian Cecht when he slew three serpents found in the heart of The Morrígan's infant son and threw them into the Barrow, thus causing it to boil. The earliest recorded name for the river is Berbha, from an AD 996 entry in the Annals of the Four Masters.
Translated:
The name Berbha is believed to derive from the Proto-Celtic *boru- ("boil", "bubble"), and is associated with Borvo, the Celtic god of minerals and spring water. Later spellings include Berba, Birga, Baruwe and Berrowe.
The Barrow historically provided a natural boundary between the kingdoms of Laigin on the eastern shore and Osraige on the western shore.
There was a proverb quoted by Sir John Davies that “whoso lives by west of the Barrow, lives west of the law.”
Barrow NavigationEdit
The River Barrow forms a major part of Ireland's inland waterways network, providing an inland link between the port of Waterford and the Grand Canal, which in turn connects Dublin to the River Shannon. There are three sections to the navigation: