Kells Blackwater

This article is about the Kells Blackwater found in Counties Cavan and Meath. For the River Blackwater found in Counties Kildare and Meath, see Enfield Blackwater.

The Kells Blackwater (Irish: An Abhainn Dubh),^[2] also called the River Blackwater^[3] or Leinster Blackwater,^[1] is a river that flows through the counties of Cavan and Meath in Ireland. It is a tributary of the River Boyne which flows into the Irish Sea at Drogheda. (This is one of two River Blackwaters which flow into the Boyne in County Meath, the other originates in County Kildare).

Kells Blackwater Leinster Blackwater
Bridge carrying the R164 over the Blackwater at Moynalty
Native name	An Abhainn Dubh (Irish)
Location
Country	Ireland
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	South County Cavan
Mouth	River Boyne
• location	Navan, County Meath
Length	68 kilometres (42 mi)[1]
Basin size	733 km2 (283 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	15.08 m3/s (533 cu ft/s)[citation needed]
Basin features
River system	Boyne

It has its source in the south of County Cavan, near the town of Bailieborough. It flows through Lough Ramor at Virginia, County Cavan, past Kells, County Meath, before joining the River Boyne in Navan, County Meath.^[1]

See also

• Rivers of Ireland

References

1. Swift, Paul (29 March 2019). "Leinster Blackwater". Ireland's Own. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
2. "An Abhainn Dubh/River Blackwater". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
3. "The Kells Blackwater – Angling Ireland". Inland Fisheries Ireland. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

External links

• Kells Anglers Association includes river's insect life

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