Avonmore River
The Avonmore River (Irish: An Abhainn Mhór, meaning "the big river"),[1] also known as Abhainn Dé (also spelt Abhainn Dea), flows from Lough Dan in the Wicklow Mountains west of Roundwood. It flows in a generally southerly direction for approximately 30 km (19 mi) before joining the Avonbeg at the Meeting of the Waters (Cumar an dá Uisce) to form the River Avoca,[1] which in turn discharges into the Irish Sea at Arklow. From source to sea the river remains in East Wicklow.
River Avonmore | |
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The Avonmore between Avondale and The Meetings | |
Native name | Abhainn Mór (Irish) |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Lough Dan, County Wicklow |
Mouth | |
• location | Irish Sea at Arklow as the Avoca |
Downstream from Lough Dan the Avonmore reaches the village of Annamoe where it is crossed by the R755 regional road. From there is descends to Laragh and down through a heavily wooded valley to Rathdrum. Near Rathdrum it passes through the grounds of Avondale House, former home of Charles Stewart Parnell. A few kilometers south of Avondale it meets the Avonbeg at the Meeting of the Waters.
References
- The tourist's illustrated hand-book for Ireland. W Smith and Sons. 1859. p. 50.