River Slaney
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| River Slaney Abhainn na Sláine | |
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| River Slaney at Stratford-on-Slaney | |
| Origin | Lugnaquilla, County Wicklow |
| Mouth | Irish Sea at Wexford |
The Slaney (Irish: Abhainn na Sláine, meaning river of health) is a river in the southeast of Ireland. It rises in the western Wicklow Mountains and flows south and then east through counties Wicklow, Carlow and Wexford, before entering St. George's Channel in the Irish Sea at Wexford town. The estuary of the Slaney is wide and shallow and is known as Wexford Harbour.
Towns on the Slaney include Stratford-on-Slaney, Baltinglass, Tullow, Bunclody, Enniscorthy and Wexford.
[edit] Tributaries
River Derreen, River Derry, River Bann (Wexford), Urrin River, River Boro
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Rivers of Ireland | |
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| Flowing north | Foyle · Bann · Bush · Quoile · Clanrye |
| Flowing to the Irish Sea | Fane · Boyne · Liffey · Avoca · Slaney · Lagan · Farset |
| Flowing to the Celtic Sea | Awbeg · Lee · The Three Sisters (Barrow, Nore, Suir) |
| Flowing to the Atlantic | Shannon · Feale · Swilly · Corrib · Erne · Eske · Moy |
| Major tributaries of the Shannon: Deel · Brosna · Inny · Suck · Maigue | |
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