The Muingnabo River (Irish: Abhainn Mhoing na Bó)[1] is a river in north County Mayo, in the northwest of Ireland. It flows into the Atlantic Ocean via Sruwaddacon Bay.
| Muingnabo River Abhainn Mhoing na Bó | |
|---|---|
 Muingnabo River upstream from Annie Brady's Bridge | |
| Native name | Abhainn Mhoing na Bó (Irish) |
| Location | |
| Country | Ireland |
| County | Mayo |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Atlantic Ocean via Sruwaddacon Bay |
Geography
editSruwaddacon Bay, the Glenamoy River and the Muingnabo River are part of the Glenamoy Bog Complex Special Area of Conservation.[2]
History
editBefore the famine, the Wood family from Yorkshire owned the townland surrounding the river. The Woods built a hunting lodge by the river, using a salmon net with a bell alert system to detect caught fish. They cultivated oil seed in a nearby area called "Park na Rapa".[3]
A road connecting two nearby villages, Carrowteige and Glenamoy, was built in 1846. As there was no bridge yet constructed over the Muingnabo River, a fording point was used. Annie Brady, the wife of a local Fisheries Inspector fundraised for a new bridge, completed in 1886. The current bridge replaces Brady's bridge, destroyed by floods in 1933.[4][3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Abhainn Mhoing na Bó/Muingnabo River". logainm.ie. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ^ "Glenamoy Bog Complex SAC | National Parks & Wildlife Service". www.npws.ie. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ^ a b Noone, Fr. S. Where the Sun Sets (1991)
- ^ "Bridges in co. Mayo in the West of Ireland". www.mayo-ireland.ie. Retrieved 2023-12-31.