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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.
Barrow, river, c.120 mi (190 km) long, rising in the Slieve Bloom Mts., Co. Laoighis, central Republic of Ireland. It flows east to the Co. Kildare line, then south along the borders of several counties, past Athay (the head of navigation), Carlow, and New Ross, to Waterford Harbour. It receives the Nore and the Suir rivers.
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River Barrow
| River Barrow (An Bhearú) | |
| River | |
 River Barrow at Muine Bheag, County Carlow.
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| Country | Ireland |
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| Counties | Laois, Kildare, Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford, Waterford |
| Part of | Three Sisters |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | River Nore, River Suir |
| Source | Slieve Bloom Mountains |
| - location | Glenbarrow, Laois |
| - elevation | 350 m (1,148 ft) |
| Mouth | Celtic Sea |
| - location | Waterford Harbour, Waterford |
| Length | 192 km (119 mi) |
The Barrow (Irish: 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/Graiguecullen, Graiguenamanagh, and New Ross.
The river also forms a natural border between parts of counties Kilkenny and Carlow and Kilkenny and Wexford.
The River Barrow forms a major part of Ireland's inland waterways network, providing an inland link between the port of Waterford and the Grand Canal, which in turn connects Dublin to the River Shannon. There are three sections to the navigation:
- The tidal River Barrow, which together with the tidal reaches of its tributaries the River Suir and River Nore constitute 88km (55 miles) of tidal river navigation.
- The non-tidal river navigation featuring 23 locks, continuing 66km (41 miles) inland from the tidal limit of the Barrow at St. Mullins to Athy.
- The Barrow Line of the Grand Canal connects to the river at Athy and continues northwards a further 45km (28 miles) with 9 locks, connecting to the mainline of the Grand Canal at Lowtown.
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