Kells Blackwater

Bridge on the Blackwater at Moynalty

The River Blackwater (Irish: An Uisce Dubh), known also as the Kells Blackwater to distinguish it from many rivers of the same name, is a river 42 miles long that flows through the counties of Cavan 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 Enfield Blackwater, originates in County Kildare.

The Kells Blackwater has its source in the south of Cavan, near the town of Bailieborough. It flows through Lough Ramor at Virginia, County Cavan, past Kells, Meath, before joining the River Boyne in Navan, also in Meath.

Location

• Location map: 53°43’54"N, 6°51’46"W