River Inny (Leinster)

This article is about the river tributary of the River Shannon in Ireland. For the river in Cornwall, see River Inny, Cornwall. For the river in the Iveragh Peninsula, Co Kerry, Ireland, see River Inny, Kerry.

River Inny
River Inny, Ballymahon
Native name	An Eithne
Etymology	From the mythological figure Ethniu
Basin
River system	Shannon
Main source	Lough Sheelin, County Cavan–Longford
River mouth	Atlantic via the River Shannon
Size	1,254 km² (484 sq mi)
Countries	Ireland
Physiognomy
Length	89 kilometres (55 mi)
Discharge	Average rate: 18.4 m³/s

The River Inny (Irish: An Eithne) is a river within the Shannon River Basin in Ireland. The Inny is 40 miles (64 km) in length^[1]

It begins as a stream near Oldcastle in County Meath and marks the boundary between Meath and Cavan for about four miles before it enters Lough Sheelin in County Cavan. From Lough Sheelin it forms the boundary between Westmeath and Cavan, and flows under the bridge of Finea into Lough Kinale where counties Cavan and Westmeath meet Longford. From there it forms much of the boundary between Longford and Westmeath but enters Westmeath near Streete and flows into Lough Derravaragh. It then flows near the village of Ballinalack and crosses into County Longford near Abbeyshrule, where the Whitworth aqueduct suspends the Royal Canal above the river, and pumps supply the canal with water. At nearby Tenelick the mythological Princess Eithne drowned in the rapids, giving her name to the river,^[2] which powered two mills here for many years. It continues past Newcastle House to Ballymahon, the largest town located on the Inny. It again forms the county line between Longford and Westmeath, flowing westwards into Lough Ree to meet the boundary with County Roscommon. From there it becomes part of the River Shannon, flowing through Athlone to enter the Atlantic Ocean.^[3]

References

↑ Notes on River Basins, Page 64
↑ "Fishing and the River Inny". Longford.ie. Longford County Council. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
↑ "The River Inny". Ireland Reaching Out. Retrieved 9 February 2015.

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Inny River Guide

River Shannon, Ireland (Basin)

Counties	Cavan Leitrim Roscommon Longford Westmeath Offaly Galway Tipperary Clare Limerick

Settlements	Dowra Carrick-on-Shannon Roosky Athlone Shannonbridge Banagher Killaloe Limerick City

Major tributaries	Abbey Boyle Brosna Deel Inny Maigue Mulkear Nenagh Suck

Flows into	Shannon Estuary Atlantic Ocean

Linked canals	Shannon–Erne Waterway Jamestown Canal River Suck canal Boyle canal Lecarrow Canal Royal Canal Grand Canal Headrace canal (Ardnacrusha)

Major crossings	Dowra Bridge Carrick Bridge Jamestown Bridge Drumsna Bridge Roosky Bridge N6 Athlone bypass Shannonbridge Banagher bridge Portumna bridge Killaloe Bridge The Living Bridge University Bridge O'Briensbridge Shannon Bridge Limerick Tunnel Shannon Ferry All crossings of the River Shannon

Rivers of Ireland

List

Flowing north	Bann Bush Foyle Roe

Flowing to the Irish Sea	Avoca Boyne Camac Castletown Dargle Dodder Fane Lagan Liffey Naniken Newry Poddle Quoile Santry Slaney Tolka Vartry

Flowing to the Celtic Sea	Bandon Blackwater Lee Mahon The Three Sisters Barrow Nore Suir

Flowing to the Atlantic	Clare Corrib Erne Eske Feale Ferta Fergus Moy Robe Shannon Swilly

Tributaries of the Shannon	Abbey River Boyle River Brosna Deel Inny Maigue Mulkear River Nenagh River Suck

River names in italics indicate rivers which are partially or wholly in Northern Ireland, with the rest being wholly in the Republic of Ireland

Coordinates: 51°51′N 10°11′W / 51.850°N 10.183°W / 51.850; -10.183

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