Native name Abhainn Átha Féan Basin size 350 km (140 sq mi) | Country Ireland Length 61,560 m | |
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Etymology Perhaps "river of the ford of carts" Main source Lough Ross, County Monaghan–Armagh River mouth Irish Sea via Dundalk Bay | ||
River fane march 2016
The River Fane (Irish: Abhainn Átha Féan) is a river originating in Lough Ross on the border of County Monaghan and County Armagh. It then flows east towards Dundalk Bay, straddling the border between Counties Monaghan, Louth and Armagh flowing through Inniskeen, Knockbridge, before meeting Dundalk Bay near Blackrock, County Louth. The Fane River is 38.25 miles long and drains an area of 350 km2
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It is, through the Cavan Hill pumping station, a major source of fresh water for Dundalk and the surrounding area in North Louth.
Low water nymphing on the river fane ireland
Pollution
Runoff from fuel laundering, carried out in the region, is a major source of Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons which have severely affected salmon stocks in the region.
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River Fane Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA