The River Robe () is a river in

County Mayo County Mayo (; ) 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 Connacht, it is named after the village of Mayo, County Mayo, Mayo, now ge ...

, Ireland. 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. Ballyhaunis is within both the Roman Catholic and civil pa ...

, 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 is the longest tributary of Lough Mask and it drains 320 square kilometres of south Mayo. The Robe's

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

Name

Medeival chronicles give the rivers name in Irish as , a name possibly derived from

Old Irish Old Irish, also called Old Gaelic (, Ogham, Ogham script: ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ; ; ; or ), is the oldest form of the Goidelic languages, Goidelic/Gaelic language for which there are extensive written texts. It was used from 600 to 900. The ...

, "aggressive," referring to its fast flow.

Course of the river

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

townland A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...

of Keebagh and

Brickens Brickens is a village and townland on the N60 road (Ireland), N60 road between Ballyhaunis and Claremorris in southeast County Mayo in Ireland. The River Robe flows through the village which is 65 metres above sea level,Claremorris Claremorris (; ) is a town in County Mayo in the west of Ireland, at the junction of the N17 and the N60 national routes. As of the 2017, it was the fastest growing town in the county, having seen a 31% increase in population between 2006 and ...

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 in County Mayo, Ireland. It is in the plains of south Mayo, on the R331 road midway between the towns of Ballinrobe and Claremorris. The village was named after the nearby Hollymount Estate, although the village lie ...

. 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 2022 census, the population was 3,148. The town is in a civil parish of the same name. Hist ...

(). 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.

Name

Course of the river

See also