Key facts
- Etymology
- Proto-Celtic * bou-windā , "white cow"
- Native name
- An Bhóinn ( Irish )
- Country
- Ireland
- Region
- Leinster
- Counties
- Kildare , Offaly , Meath , Louth
- Source
- Trinity Well, Newberry Hall, near Carbury
- Location
- County Kildare
- Coordinates
- 53°21′07″N 6°57′25″W / 53.351906542854074°N 6.956809100021702°W / 53.351906542854074; -6.956809100021702
- Mouth
- Irish Sea
- Length
- 112 km (70 mi)
- Basin size
- 2,695 km (1,041 sq mi)
- Average
- 38.8 m /s (1,370 cu ft/s)
- Right
- River Blackwater
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Encyclopedic overview
The River Boyne and Boyne Valley as seen from the Knowth passage tomb of Brú na Bóinne
The River Boyne (Irish: An Bhóinn or Abhainn na Bóinne) is a river which flows through Leinster, Ireland. It is about 112 kilometres (70 mi) long. The Boyne rises near Carbury, County Kildare and flows north-east along the border with County Offaly before entering County Meath to reach the Irish Sea between Mornington, County Meath and Baltray, County Louth.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “River Boyne” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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