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Encyclopedia > River Moy

The River Moy (Abhainn na Muaidhe in Irish) rises in the Ox Mountains in County Sligo in the northwest of Ireland. For the greater part of its length the Moy flows southwestward, entering County Mayo and passing not far from Swinford before turning north near the village of Kilmore and heading for the historic town of Ballina, where it empties into Killala Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Sligo (Sligeach in Irish) is a county in the province of Connacht in the west of Ireland. ... County Mayo (Irish: Maigh Eo) is a county on the west coast of Ireland. ... This article is about Ballina, the town in Ireland. ...


The river is noted as one of the best salmon fisheries in Europe, and the beautiful Moy valley, with its ancient churches and abbeys, is a prominent tourist destination. This article is about the fish. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... A church building is a building used in Christian worship. ... This article is about an abbey as a religious building. ...


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River Moy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (123 words)
The River Moy ( Abhainn na Muaidhe in Irish) rises in the Ox Mountains in County Sligo in the northwest of Ireland.
For the greater part of its length the Moy flows southwestward, entering County Mayo and passing not far from Swinford before turning north near the village of Kilmore and heading for the historic town of Ballina, where it empties into Killala Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
The river is noted as one of the best salmon fisheries in Europe, and the beautiful Moy valley, with its ancient churches and abbeys, is a prominent tourist destination.
River Moy (3309 words)
The River Moy is Internationally acknowledged as an exceptional salmon fishery, producing several thousands of salmon to the rod annually.
It is the largest of the Moy tributaries and offers a wide variety of angling experiences ranging from dry fly fishing for trout together with spring salmon fishing, in the lower reaches, to lively brown trout and grilse fishing in the remote upper reaches.
The Mullaghano e river holds excellent stocks of trout to one pound, although the average size is in the regions of a quarter to half a pound.
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