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The Slaney (Irish: Abhainn na Sláine, meaning "river of health") is a large river in the southeast of Ireland. It rises on Lugnaquilla Mountain in the western Wicklow Mountains and flows west and then south through counties Wicklow, Carlow and Wexford for 117.5 km (73 mi), before entering St George's Channel in the Irish Sea at Wexford town. The estuary of the Slaney is wide and shallow and is known as Wexford Harbour. The catchment area of the River Slaney is 1,762 km2. The long term average flow rate of the River Slaney is 37.4 Cubic Metres per second (m3/s)
Towns on the Slaney include Stratford-on-Slaney, Baltinglass, Tullow, Bunclody, Enniscorthy and Wexford. Over the river's 117 kilometre course, it is crossed by 32 road bridges and one railway bridge.
Varied and plentiful wildlife can be found in the environs of the river. In Wicklow, herds of deer can be seen, as well as swans, dippers, wild ducks, herons and kingfishers. At dusk, bats, owls and otters may be seen, while the mudflats of the estuary are favoured by black-headed gulls, redshanks and oystercatchers. The rare goosander can be seen on the Slaney at Kildavin. In season, salmon and trout and pike are fished.
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as stream, creek, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague.
Rivers are part of the hydrological cycle. Water generally collects in a river from precipitation through a drainage basin from surface runoff and other sources such as groundwater recharge, springs, and the release of stored water in natural ice and snowpacks (e.g. from glaciers). Potamology is the scientific study of rivers while limnology is the study of inland waters in general.
1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (dominical letter ED) of the Gregorian calendar, the 1992nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 992nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 92nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1990s decade.
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Mary's Point is a 12 square kilometres (4.6 sq mi) wetland in Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada. It is at the head of the Bay of Fundy, just outside the small community of Harvey and approximately 40 km (25 mi) south of Moncton. Designated a Ramsar wetland of international importance on May 24, 1982, it is also part of the Fundy biosphere reserve established in 2007, which also contains the Shepody Bay wetland. It was also the first Canadian site in the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve, as part of the Bay of Fundy Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve. It is within the Shepody Bay National Wildlife Area, which is administered by the Canadian Wildlife Service.
Mary's Point is an important staging area for shorebirds migrating from the Canadian subarctic to South America during the fall, supporting up to two million semipalmated sandpipers annually, or nearly 75% of the global population of this species, as well as millions of birds of other species.
Approximately 940 ha (2,300 acres) of the intertidal mudflats are under jurisdiction to the province of New Brunswick. Another 107 ha (260 acres) are owned by the Government of Canada, including the "most critical sites used by the large roosting flocks of shorebirds during high tide". The remaining portion, covering most of the salt marsh, is privately owned. The federal government has attempted to purchase the land, but has been spurned.
A boat trip along the River Slaney taking in views of; The Deeps, Killurin Bridge, National Heritage Park, The Oak Tavern, Ferrycarrig Bridge & Castle. 25 June 1995. Filmed by Shay Shang.
Fishing for Salmon on the 3rd August 1992, at Mary's Point on the river Slaney, Wexford, Ireland.
Some of the fish species present on the Lower River Slaney at Scarawlash during July 2016 (in order of appearance); Gudgeon Gobio gobio, Atlantic salmon salmo salar, Minnow Phoxinus phoxinus, Three spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus, Stone Loach Barbatula barbatula and River/Brook lamprey Lampetra sp.
The River Slaney is one of Leinster's most picturesque and historic rivers. Rising on Lugnaquilla in the Wicklow Mountains it's 117km course runs through Wicklow, Carlow and Wexford before entering St. George's Channel in the Irish sea at Wexford Harbour.
5 fish failing to negotiate the weir on 13 November 2016. 1st fish 3 second mark, 2 fish in the background at 36 seconds 4th fish at 1:36 and 5th fish at 1:53
Net fishing for salmon on the river Slaney in County Wexford, August 1992. Mary's Point is in an area known as 'the Slimes' located in the Slaney estuary. Featured are: Brian Berney Snr Mick Hayes James Devine Vincent Roche Ger Power George Power Filmed by Shay Shang.
River meets Sea . Boy Skipping Stones , Dog Run's from Forest in to Water . River Slaney that run's into the Sea . Beach . Courtown . Co Wexford . Ireland River Meets Sea
This was slaney acting the spaz like normal:P lol
River slaney in Wexford town freezes over during heavy snow fall. Storm Emma causing havoc
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On March 17, the whole world goes green in a celebration of this island's saint. Discover his roots in Ireland, from the hills of County Down to the banks of the River Slaney...
Rathvilly, Co.Carlow a picturesque Irish Village in the south east of Ireland. Served by the Slaney river. Close to walking trails of Carlow Wexford and Wicklow. Abundant in heritage with nearby castles and dolmens. Friendly people. Many services to offer. Visit www.thevillagewhereimfrom.com to find out more. #ireland #village #countryside #movies #film #location #scenery #tourism #ancienteast #lovecarlow #mountain #slaney #river #fishing #holiday #tourism #heritage #dolmen #castle #Rathvilly #Carlow #bestplace
Car drive from Kiltealy Co. Wexford to Bunclody Co. Wexford, Republic of Ireland....http://www.vidireland.com
Baltinglass Town. Images of this picturesque town in West Wicklow situated on the River Slaney. Music composed and performed by Sinead Morris. The town has a number of natural, archaeological and built heritage sites; such as, Baltinglass Hills (The Pinnacle), Baltinglass Abbey and St. Mary's Church. among other places of historical interest are: Aldborough Bridge, The Courthouse, McAllister Monument, Tower in St. Joseph's Graveyard, The Mill Race and Suffragist Jennie Wyse Power's birthplace.
Meánscoil Gharman ar an rith linn ar bhruach an tSláine go hInis Córthaidh. Iontach an slua a fheiceáil. A short (very short) video of Meánscoil Gharman crossing the River Slaney in Enniscorthy on todays run for http://www.rith.ie/
The 1st bridge is between Lyrestad and Sjötorp and the 2nd one is at Töreboda. Camcorder: JVC Everio GZ-HM30. Music is Gold and Silver Waltz Op. 79 by Franz Lehár.
Curracloe Beach, County Wexford Ireland "Saving Private Ryan" movie's shooting location
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Video of view of New Ross, Co Wexford, Ireland from speed boat on the River Barrow.
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