Kells Blackwater
Leinster Blackwater
Bridge carrying the R164 over the Blackwater at Moynalty
Native nameAn Abhainn Dubh (Irish)
Location
CountryIreland
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationSouth County Cavan
MouthRiver Boyne
  location
Navan, County Meath
Length68 kilometres (42 mi)[1]
Basin size733 km2 (283 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average15.08 m3/s (533 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River systemBoyne

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).

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.

52°51′N 7°27′W / 52.850°N 7.450°W / 52.850; -7.450

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