River Maigue

River Maigue
River Maigue, Bruree
Native name	An Mháigh
Etymology	Irish mag, "plain"
Country	Ireland
Cities	Bruree, Croom, Adare
Basin
River mouth	Atlantic Ocean via Shannon Estuary
Basin size	1,000 km² (390 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length	62.36 km (38.75 mi)
Discharge	Average rate: 15.6 m³/s (550 cu ft/s)

The River Maigue ( /ˈmeɪɡ/ Irish: An Mháigh, meaning "river of the plain")^[1] rises in the Milford area of north County Cork, Ireland. The River Maigue is 38.75 miles long.^[2] It drains an area of 1,000 km²^[3]

It is joined by the small River Glen and the larger River Loobagh in south County Limerick. It then flows north through Bruree, after which it augmented by the River Morning Star. It flows through Croom and Adare before entering the Shannon Estuary (Irish: An tSionainn) just north of Ferry Bridge (Between] Kildimo and Clarina, County Limerick, just west of Limerick city. The River Maigue is tidal up to Adare on the N21 Road Bridge.

History

In ancient times the Maigue was central to the territories of the O'Donovans and their predecessors in Uí Chairpre Áebda (Cairbre Eva). The majority of its towns and villages were once the sites of fortresses. Later these territories were occupied by the FitzGerald dynasty.

Tributaries

River Loobagh

The Loobagh (Irish: An Lúbach, meaning "The Twisted One") is a river with healthy Trout and Salmon populations. It rises in the hills south of Kilfinane and flows through Kilmallock. It joins the Maigue south of Bruree.

Morning Star River

The Morning Star is a little river which flows westwards through rich farmland through Bruff and Athlacca to join the Maigue north of Bruree.

Camogue River

The River Camogue flows in a westerly direction through Grange, Meanus and Manister and joins the Maigue upstream of Croom.

References

↑ A. D. Mills, 2003, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press. Strictly speaking, the Irish term an mháigh means simply, "the plain". In this case, "river of" is an implied auxiliary meaning.
↑ Ordnance Survey of Ireland: Rivers and their Catchment Basins 1958 (Table of Reference)
↑ http://europeaneel.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/chapter-2-study-area.pdf

External links

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Maigue River Guide

River Shannon, Ireland (Basin)

Counties	Cavan Leitrim Roscommon Longford Westmeath Offaly Galway Tipperary Clare Limerick

Settlements	Dowra Carrick-on-Shannon Jamestown Drumsna Roosky Athlone Shannonbridge Banagher Killaloe Limerick City

Major tributaries	Abbey Boyle Brosna Deel Inny Maigue Mulkear Nenagh Suck

Flows into	Shannon Estuary Atlantic Ocean

Linked canals	Shannon–Erne Waterway Jamestown Canal River Suck canal Boyle canal Lecarrow Canal Royal Canal Grand Canal Headrace canal (Ardnacrusha)

Major crossings	Dowra Bridge Carrick Bridge Jamestown Bridge Drumsna Bridge Roosky Bridge N6 Athlone bypass Shannonbridge Banagher bridge Portumna bridge Killaloe Bridge The Living Bridge University Bridge O'Briensbridge Shannon Bridge Limerick Tunnel Shannon Ferry All crossings of the River Shannon

Rivers of Ireland

List

Flowing north	Bann Bush Foyle Roe

Flowing to the Irish Sea	Avoca Boyne Camac Castletown Dargle Dodder Fane Lagan Liffey Naniken Newry Poddle Quoile Santry Slaney Tolka Vartry

Flowing to the Celtic Sea	Bandon Blackwater Lee Mahon The Three Sisters Barrow Nore Suir

Flowing to the Atlantic	Clare Corrib Erne Eske Feale Ferta Moy Robe Shannon Swilly

Tributaries of the Shannon	Abbey River Boyle River Brosna Deel Fergus Inny Maigue Mulkear River Nenagh River Suck

River names in italics indicate rivers which are partially or wholly in Northern Ireland, with the rest being wholly in the Republic of Ireland

Coordinates: 52°39′N 8°48′W / 52.650°N 8.800°W / 52.650; -8.800

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