The River Robe ( ga, Abhainn an Róba) is a river in

County Mayo County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the Taxus baccata, yew trees") is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Conn ...

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. It rises near

Ballyhaunis Ballyhaunis () is a town in County Mayo, Ireland. It is at the crossroads of the N60 and N83 National secondary roads and on the railway line linking Dublin to Westport and Ballina. It is thought that the town grew up around St Mary's Augus ...

, then flows generally west for , where it drains into

Lough Mask Lough Mask () is a limestone lake of about in Counties Mayo and Galway, Ireland, north of Lough Corrib. Lough Mask is the middle of the three lakes, which empty into the Corrib River, through Galway, into Galway Bay. Lough Carra flows into ...

. The river's name in Irish is ''An Róba'', first recorded as ''Rodba'' in mediaeval manuscripts, perhaps from Old Irish ''rodba'', "sharp, aggressive". The river is the longest tributary of Lough Mask and it drains 320 square kilometres of south Mayo. The Robe's

Environmental Protection Agency A biophysical environment is a biotic and abiotic surrounding of an organism or population, and consequently includes the factors that have an influence in their survival, development, and evolution. A biophysical environment can vary in scale f ...

River ID is 30_1579.Inspector's report on a licence application
p. 4. Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland, 2010. Retrieved: 2010-08-06.

Course of the river

The Robe rises about five kilometres southwest of Ballyhaunis and follows a meandering path southwest through the

townland A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origi ...

of Keebagh and

Brickens Brickens (), officially Brickeens,Brickeens
Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved: 2012-04-18. is a villag ...

village. It turns gently to the west between Tootagh and Garryduff and continues west between

Claremorris Claremorris (; ) is a town in County Mayo in the west of Ireland, at the junction of the N17 and the N60 national routes. It is the fastest growing town in the county. There was a 31% increase in the town's population between 2006 and 2011 an ...

and

Ballindine Ballindine () is a village in County Mayo, Ireland. It is located along the Western Railway Corridor, 6.5 km (4 miles) south of Claremorris. The N17 road passes through the village, carrying over 10,000 vehicles daily, and it connects ...

. It meanders in serpentine coils beside the R331 road, passing Taugheen, from where it begins its southwesterly descent to

Hollymount Hollymount () is a village on the R331 regional road in County Mayo, Ireland. It lies midway between the towns of Ballinrobe and Claremorris in the plains of south Mayo. It has a post office, a mini-mart, a community centre (Cois Abhainn), a ...

. From there, the river winds in broad loops before descending southwestwards into

Ballinrobe Ballinrobe () is a town in County Mayo in Ireland. It is located on the River Robe, which empties into Lough Mask two kilometres to the west. As of the 2016 census, the population was 2,786. History Foundation and development Ballinrobe is c ...

(). The Robe empties into Lough Mask, four kilometres west of Ballinrobe, near Cushlough ().Course of the River Robe
Ordnance Survey, Ireland. Retrieved: 2010-08-06.

References

External links

''The River Robe''
poem by Lord Oranmore and Browne.
''On the Banks of the Robe River and More Claremorris Memories''
by Michael J. Reidy.

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Course of the river

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