The Muingnabo River ( Irish: ''Abhainn Mhoing na Bó'') is a river in north
County Mayo
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, in the northwest of
Ireland
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. It flows into the
Atlantic Ocean
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via
Sruwaddacon Bay
Sruwaddacon Bay () is a tidal estuary which runs through the middle of the Gaeltacht Kilcommon parish in Erris, County Mayo, Ireland. It is of historical importance in Irish legend, an important marine habitat, an E.U. Special Area of Conservatio ...
.
Geography
Sruwaddacon Bay, the
Glenamoy River
The Glenamoy River (Irish language, Irish: ''Abhainn Ghleann na Muaidhe'') is a river in north County Mayo, in the northwest of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It contains sea trout and salmon.
Geography
The Glenamoy River rises from its source ...
and the Muingnabo River are part of the Glenamoy Bog Complex
Special Area of Conservation
A special area of conservation (SAC) is defined in the European Union's Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), also known as the ''Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora''. They are to protect the 220 habitats and ap ...
Yorkshire
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owned the townland surrounding the river. The Woods built a hunting lodge by the river, using a salmon net with a bell alert system to detect caught fish. In a nearby area, ''"Park na Rapa"'', the Woods cultivated oil seed.Noone, Fr. S. ''Where the Sun Sets'' (1991)
A road connecting the two nearby villages of Carrowteige and Glenamoy was built in 1846. There was no bridge yet constructed over the Muingnabo River, so a fording point was used. Annie Brady, the wife of a local Fisheries Inspector fundraised for a new bridge, which was completed in 1886. The current bridge replaces Brady's bridge which was destroyed by floods in 1933.