Painestown River

The Painestown River (Irish: Abhainn Baile an Phaghanaigh) is a river in County Kildare, Ireland, a tributary of the Morell River.

Painestown River
Native nameAbhainn Bhaile Phaghain  (Irish)
Location
CountryIreland
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationPorterstown, County Kildare
  elevation112 m (367 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Turnings Upper, County Kildare (ultimately the Irish Sea at Dublin Bay via Morell River and River Liffey)
Length8 km (5.0 mi)
Basin size42.51 km2 (16.41 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average1.37 m3/s (48 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftKill River
  rightSlane River

Name

The name is derived from the Painestown townland, located in the Kill civil parish.

Course

Painestown River rises in Porterstown, Kilteel. It flows northwestwards, passing under the N7 road at Blackhill. In Painestown it meets two tributaries, the Kill River and the Slane River. The Painestown River continues due north, then passes under the Grand Canal at the Painestown River Aqueduct[1] and passes under the Dublin–Cork railway line in Baronrath. It is then crossed by the Killeenmore Bridge[2] and drains into the Morell River in Turnings Upper, south of Straffan.

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