Native name An Abhainn Bhuí Basin size 44.5 km (17.2 sq mi) Tributaries Left: Mongagh River | Country Ireland River mouth Irish Sea via River Boyne Length 21 km (13 mi) | |
Discharge Average rate:
0.13 m/s (4.6 cu ft/s) Main source Kilcorbry, County Offaly; 95 m (312 ft) | ||
The Yellow River (Irish: An Abhainn Bhuí) is a river in central Ireland, a tributary of the River Boyne.
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Name
The Yellow River is called the Ownaboy/Ownaboy in the 1654 Civil Survey, an Anglicisation of abhainn buidhe, "yellow river."
Course
The Yellow River rises in Kilcorbry, north of Croghan and flows in an easterly direction. It passes under the R400 and then turns northeast, flowing under Garr Bridge It meets several tributaries and then its last section forms part of the Meath–Offaly border and passes under Sheep Bridge south of Castlejordan. It meets the River Mongagh and then passes under Clongall Bridge and later enters the Boyne.
Wildlife
The Yellow River is known as a brown trout fishery.
References
Yellow River (Ireland) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA