The Yellow River (Irish: An Abhainn Bhuí) is a river in central Ireland, a tributary of the River Boyne.[1]
| Yellow River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Native name | An Abhainn Bhuí (Irish) |
| Location | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Kilcorbry, County Offaly |
| • elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Mouth | River Boyne |
• location | Castlejordan, County Meath |
| Length | 21 km (13 mi) |
| Basin size | 44.5 km2 (17.2 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 0.13 m3/s (4.6 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Monagh River |
Name
editThe Yellow River is called the Ownaboy/Ownaboy in the 1654 Civil Survey, an Anglicisation of abhainn buidhe, "yellow river."
Course
editThe Yellow River rises in Kilcorbry, north of Croghan (near 53.351°N 7.302°W) and flows in an easterly direction. It passes under the R400 and then turns northeast, flowing under Garr Bridge[2] It meets several tributaries and then its last section forms part of the Meath–Offaly border and passes under Sheep Bridge south of Castlejordan.[3] It meets the Monagh River and then passes under Clongall Bridge[4] and later enters the Boyne near 53.3818°N 7.0816°W. From the tripoint of the townlands Stonehouse, Killowen (both in County Offaly) and Ballyfore (County Meath) (53.3956°N 7.1421°W) until the junction with the River Boyne the Yellow River forms the boundary of counties Offaly and Meath.
Wildlife
editThe Yellow River is known as a brown trout fishery.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "HydroNet - Environmental Protection Agency - Ireland". hydronet.epa.ie. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Garr Bridge, County Offaly: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". buildingsofireland.ie. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Sheep Bridge, County Offaly: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". buildingsofireland.ie. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Clongall Bridge, County Offaly: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". buildingsofireland.ie. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Fishing in Ireland. An angler's guide to the best fishing in Ireland". fishinginireland.info. Retrieved 5 July 2015.