Lyreen River

Lyreen River
Native name An Laidhrín
Country Ireland
Basin
Main source Windgates, County Kildare
78 m (256 ft)
River mouth Irish Sea at Dublin Bay via Ryewater and Liffey
Basin size 87.5 km2 (33.8 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length 6 km (3.7 mi)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    0.071 m3/s (2.5 cu ft/s)

The Lyreen River (Irish: An Laidhrín) is a small river in County Kildare, Ireland.[1]

Name

The Irish name Laidhrín is diminutive of ladhar, meaning "fork".[2] The Anglicised form is first recorded as Leyrin in The Civil Survey A.D. 1654–56, vol. viii county of Kildare.[3]

Course

The Lyreen starts near Rathcoffey. It flows north through Barreen and it joins its main tributary, the Baltracey River. The Baltracey comes from Donadea lake with a small supply of fish. The river then flows through Laragh and through Millfarm and finally through Maynooth. It widens out into a low but wide and powerful river. The river formerly powered the mill there. It flows through the grounds of the St Patrick's College, Maynooth, behind the castle by Manor Mills. It then flows into the Rye River by the Maynooth Reservoir.[4] The Lyreen is the main tributary of the Rye.

Wildlife

The Lyreen is a major carp fishery.[5]

Environment

The Lyreen River is "heavily polluted".[6]

See also

References

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  4. ↑ Ordnance Survey Maps
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  6. ↑ "Final Programme of Measures - Ryewater WMU" (PDF). Eastern River Basin District. August 2009. p. 12. Retrieved 10 August 2013.

Coordinates: 53°23′N 6°37′W / 53.383°N 6.617°W / 53.383; -6.617


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