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Encyclopedia > River Swilly
River Swilly
Origin Glendore Mountain
Mouth Atlantic Ocean at Lough Swilly
Basin countries Ireland
Length ~41.8 km (26 miles)
Source elevation ~15.2 m (50ft)
Avg. discharge ?
Basin area ?

The River Swilly (Irish: An Súileach) is a river in the Republic of Ireland, which flows in a western direction through Letterkenny, County Donegal. Letterkenny, the largest town in County Donegal, is built on the river. [[ == Headline text == This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Lough Swilly (Loch Súilí in Irish) in Ireland is a fjord-like body of water lying between the eastern side of the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal and the rest of northern Donegal. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... [[ == Headline text == This article does not cite its references or sources. ... In hydrology, the discharge of a river is the volume of water transported by it in a certain amount of time. ... This bridge across the Danube River links Hungary with Slovakia. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference C167188 Statistics Province: Ulster County: Dáil Éireann: Donegal North East Dialling Code: 074, +000 353 74 Area: 307. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Lifford Code: DL Area: 4,841 km² Population (2006) 146,956 Website: www. ...

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Course

The River Swilly rises near Glendore, a mountain in County Donegal, and flows for around 41.8 km (26 miles) through Letterkenny before flowing into the Atlantic Ocean at Lough Swilly. Lough Swilly (Loch Súilí in Irish) in Ireland is a fjord-like body of water lying between the eastern side of the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal and the rest of northern Donegal. ...


History/Use

The river is nearly 26 miles long and, whilst considered one of the best fishing rivers in the north west of Ireland, is heavily fished by local anglers who regard it as free. A shipping industry once operated on the Swilly. The river was extremely hard for larger ships to navigate, as it was narrow and has many bends near Letterkenny. The port in Letterkenny was closed to commercial shipping in the 1960s and its warehouses were demolished in 2001. The coal yard still remains on the old site opposite the Mount Errigal Hotel.


Crossings

The Swilly is spanned by numerous bridges mostly open to road traffic. In the town itself there are four bridges across the river:

Bridge Image
Oldtown Bridge
Port Bridge [[]]
Rail Bridge
Devlin Way

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Devlin Way

Devlin Way at night

Devlin Way was the first pedestrian bridge built over the River Swilly. The bridge was installed on October 25, 2006 in Letterkenny. The bridge connects the suburban Oldtown area with the town centre. It was designed by TS McLaughlin Structural Engineers and the ironwork was constructed by Bonnar Engineering. The bridge cost €100,000 to construct. A maroon-coloured cambered steel structure which measures 28 metres long and 2.2 metres wide, the new bridge proves a major impact on the safety of pedestrians, especially OAPs and school-going children. It is lit by lamp cast from iron and it also contains a commemorative stone seat with a plaque. The bridge is neighbour to the much older and well known Oldtown Bridge. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 1. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference C167188 Statistics Province: Ulster County: Dáil Éireann: Donegal North East Dialling Code: 074, +000 353 74 Area: 307. ... Maroon is a color related to dark red. ... Following is a list of angels in Enochian. ...


The bridge was officially opened on November 14, 2006 by local councillor Ciaran Brogan. The bridge is named in honour of the Devlin family who live beside the bridge.[1] November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...


References

  1. ^ First Pedestrian Bridge over the River Swilly

External links

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 v • d • e Rivers of Ireland
Flowing north: Foyle | Bann | Bush | Quoile | Clanrye
Flowing to the Irish Sea: Fane | Boyne | Liffey | Avoca | Slaney | Lagan
Flowing south: Awbeg | The Three Sisters (Barrow, Nore, Suir) | Blackwater | Lee | Bandon
Flowing to the Atlantic: Shannon | Feale | Swilly | Corrib | Erne | Moy
Major tributaries of the Shannon: Deel | Brosna | Inny | Suck | Maigue

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Rivers of Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (422 words)
The main river in Ireland is the River Shannon, 386 km (240 mi), the longest river in either Britain or Ireland, which separates the boggy midlands of Ireland from the West of Ireland.
This is a list of rivers in the whole island of Ireland; that is to say, it includes rivers in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
The rivers are listed in clockwise order starting from the Foyle at Derry, and for convenience are divided by jurisdiction and by the sea into which they each drain.
Surface and Hydrography (2093 words)
The maritime boundary is extremely irregular, being deeply indented on the north by the estuaries of Loch Swilly, Mulroy, and Sheephaven, and on the south by Donegal bay.
On the Loch Swilly side of the peninsula the coast is low, and in many places covered with sand, which the north-westerly gales heap up in immense quantities on all the exposed beaches of this coast.
Of the rivers of the western coast the chief is the Gweebarra already mentioned: of a similar character is the Gweedore, which separates the Rosses on the north from the district of Cloghanealy.
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