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River Boyle
The Boyle River is a river in Ireland. Forming part of the Shannon River Basin, it flows from Lough Gara on the Sligo/Roscommon border and thence through the town of Boyle to Lough Key. From there is continues eastwards through the village of Knockvicar to the River Shannon at Lough Drumharlow, near Carrick-on-Shannon. The length of the Boyle River (from its source in Mayo to the Shannon) is 64.4 km (40mi). The area of the Boyle river basin is 725 km2 Boyle River Basin The Upper Shannon catchment, above Carrick-on-Shannon (area: 1,301 km2), has two distinct reaches, the River Shannon (basin area: 576 km2), which rises in County Cavan, and the Boyle River (basin area: 725 km2), with its source in County Mayo, which have their confluence at Lough Eidin/Drumharlow, approximately 4.7 km upstream of Carrick-On-Shannon. The Boyle River has its origins in the rivers Lung and Breedoge, which flow into Lough Gara. The 29 km (18 miLung Rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knockvicar
Knockvicar () is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located on the R285 regional road, between Boyle and Carrick-on-Shannon near Lough Key Forest Park in the north of the county. Knockvicar lies on the Arigna Scenic Drive off the N4 road from Dublin to Sligo It is where the actress Maureen O'Sullivan spent part of her youth. At Knockvicar bridge Donal Cam O'Sullivan Beare, the Irish Chieftain, after his defeat in Cork in 1603 travelled through the village of Knockvicar where his people rested for the last time before reaching O'Rourke's castle at Leitrim village. In the late Middle Ages Knockvicar was the location of a Franciscan Priory. The Boyle River, which flows under Knockvicar bridge, connects with Lough Key Lough Key ( gle, Loch Cé) is a lake in Ireland. It is in the northwest of County Roscommon, northeast of the town of Boyle. The lough is believed to be named after a mythical figure named Cé. Name The name ''Lough Key'' comes from the Irish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
