Enfield Blackwater
The River Blackwater (Irish: An Abhainn Dubh[1]), also called the Enfield Blackwater to distinguish it from other rivers of the same name,[2] or Kildare Blackwater[3][4] is a river fifteen miles long that flows through the counties of Kildare and Meath. It is a tributary of the River Boyne which flows into the Irish Sea at Drogheda.
This is one of two rivers named 'Blackwater' which flow into the Boyne in Meath: the other the Kells Blackwater, originates in County Cavan.
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Course
The Enfield Blackwater has its source in the north of Kildare, near Timahoe. It flows north-west past Knockanally Golf Club, through Johnstown Bridge and along the Kildare-Meath county border. It is bridged by the M4 motorway west of Enfield and then passes under the Royal Canal by way of the Blackwater Aqueduct at Kilmorebrannagh/Kilmurry.
It continues to form the Kildare-Meath border until it veers northwards near Longwood and passes under the R160 road.
The Enfield Blackwater drains into the River Boyne in Donore, Meath about seven and a half miles southwest of Trim, just below Inchamore Bridge.[5]
Fish
Brown trout are the main fish species.[2]
Location
- Location map: 53°24’11"N, 6°50’7"W
References
- ↑ "An tÁth Dubh/Blackwater Bridge". http://www.logainm.ie/en/109013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Fishing in Ireland. An angler's guide to the best fishing in Ireland.". http://www.fishinginireland.info/trout/east/meath/enfield.htm.
- ↑ Hennessy, Nancy: ''Notes on Ireland and Other Writings' p. 64
- ↑ Heritage Publications: Meath County Council
- ↑ Kelly, Myles. "Enfield Blackwater (Boyne) - EREP-c - Fisheries Research". http://www.fisheriesireland.ie/EREP-c/enfield-blackwater-boyne.html#a-typical-reach.
