Barrow

A river of south-eastern Ireland, rising in the Sliab Bladma [Slieve Bloom], providing a border between counties Kildare, Carlow, and Waterford from Laois and Kilkenny, and emptying, after a distance of 120 miles, in Wexford harbour. In early Irish stories it is known as Berba. In the valley of the Barrow, Mac Cécht kills a supernatural being named Mechi, son of Mórrígan, and burns its three hearts, each one of which contains a serpent.

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River Barrow
River Barrow at Leighlinbridge, County Carlow
Origin	Slieve Bloom Mountains
Mouth	Celtic Sea at Waterford

The River Barrow (Irish: Abhainn na Bearú or 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 and most prominent of the three rivers. At 192 km (120 mi), it is the second longest river in Ireland, behind the River Shannon.

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, Carlow and New Ross. The Barrow links with the Grand Canal at Athy.

See also

• List of rivers in Ireland

External links

Wikisource has the text of a 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article about River Barrow.

• IWAI - The Barrow Navigation
• Barrow River Guide

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v • d • e Rivers of Ireland List of rivers in Ireland Flowing north Foyle · Roe · Bann · Bush Flowing to the Irish Sea Lagan · Quoile · Clanrye · Castletown River · Fane · Boyne · Liffey · Avoca · Slaney Flowing to the Celtic Sea Bandon · Lee · Blackwater · Mahon · The Three Sisters (Barrow, Nore, Suir) Flowing to the Atlantic Shannon · Feale · Swilly · Corrib · Erne · Eske · Moy Major tributaries of the Shannon: Deel · Brosna · Inny · Suck · Maigue

Coordinates: 52°14′N 6°58′W / 52.233°N 6.967°W / 52.233; -6.967

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