River Avonmore
The Avonmore River flows from Lough Dan in the Wicklow Mountains west of Roundwood. It flows in a generally southerly direction for approximately 19 miles before joining the Avonbeg at the Meeting of the Waters (Cumar an dá Uisce) to form the River Avoca,[1] which in turn discharges into the Irish Sea at Arklow. From source to sea the river remains in eastern Wicklow.
The name of the river is from the Irish An Abhainn Mhór ("The Big River").[2] It is also known as Abhainn Dé (also spelt Abhainn Dea). The Avonbeg which it joins means "Little River".
Downstream from Lough Dan the Avonmore reaches the village of Annamoe where it is crossed by the R755 regional road. From there is descends to Laragh and down through a heavily wooded valley to Rathdrum. Near Rathdrum it passes through the grounds of Avondale House, former home of Charles Stewart Parnell.
A few miles south of Avondale, the river meets the Avonbeg at the Meeting of the Waters.
Location
- Location map: 52°54’2"N, 6°13’13"W
References
- ↑ The tourist's illustrated hand-book for Ireland. W Smith and Sons. 1859. p. 50. https://books.google.com/books?id=zX0HAAAAQAAJ&dq=%22Avonmore%22%20Lough%20Dan&pg=PA50#v=onepage&q=%22Avonmore%22%20Lough%20Dan&f=false.
- ↑ The tourist's illustrated hand-book for Ireland. W Smith and Sons. 1859. p. 50. https://books.google.com/books?id=zX0HAAAAQAAJ&dq=%22Avonmore%22%20Lough%20Dan&pg=PA50#v=onepage&q=%22Avonmore%22%20Lough%20Dan&f=false.