Aherlow River
The Aherlow River is a river in County Limerick and County Tipperary.
The name ‘Aherlow’ comes from the Gaelic word eatharlach, an old Irish word believed to mean "lowland between two high lands", which in this case describes its course between the Galtee Mountains and Slievenamuck.
Course
The Aherlow River rises in Anglesborough, County Limerick, flowing westward towards Ballygibbon and then turning north, meeting two tributaries in Lyre and flowing northwards near Galbally, County Limerick. It then turns eastwards, passes under the R663 and for three miles forms the border between County Limerick and County Tipperary.
The river enters the Glen of Aherlow then, and follows a meandering course through the Glen, meeting the Clydagh River at Pollagh and another tributary at Ashgrove, where it passes under the five-arch Ashgrove Bridge.[1]
The Aherlow River then continues eastward, passing under the Limerick–Rosslare railway line in Tankerstown and is bridged by the N24.
It meets the River Ara and another tributary at Ballymorris, and flows on south-eastwards, flowing into the Suir at Kilmoyler.
Wildlife
As with many tributaries of the River Suir, the Aherlow River is a noted brown trout fishery.[2]
Location
- Location map: 52°20’22"N, 8°14’56"W