The Yellow River ( ga, An Abhainn Bhuí) is a river in central Ireland, a tributary of the
River Boyne
The River Boyne ( ga, An Bhóinn or ''Abhainn na Bóinne'') is a river in Leinster, Ireland, the course of which is about long. It rises at Trinity Well, Newberry Hall, near Carbury, County Kildare, and flows towards the Northeast through C ...
.
Name
The Yellow River is called the Ownaboy/Ownaboy in the 1654 Civil Survey, an Anglicisation of ''abhainn buidhe'', "yellow river."
Course
The 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
It meets several tributaries and then its last section forms part of the
Meath–Offaly border and passes under Sheep Bridge south of
Castlejordan.
It meets the
Monagh River
The Monagh River is a river in Ireland. The river flows through three counties Westmeath. Offaly and Meath. The river is also connected to other rivers in the area including Milltown River in Westmeath, and the Yellow River
The Yello ...
and then passes under Clongall Bridge
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
The Yellow River is known as a
brown trout
The brown trout (''Salmo trutta'') is a European species of salmonid fish that has been widely introduced into suitable environments globally. It includes purely freshwater populations, referred to as the riverine ecotype, ''Salmo trutta'' morph ...
fishery.
See also
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Rivers of Ireland
Shown here are all the major rivers and tributaries of Ireland with their lengths (in kilometres and miles). Starting with the Northern Ireland rivers, and going in a clockwise direction, the rivers (and tributaries) are listed in regard to their ...
References
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Rivers of County Meath
Rivers of County Offaly