Leaffony River
| Leaffony River | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Bridge over River Leaffony | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | c. 54°09′54″N 8°58′19″W / 54.165°N 8.972°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Killala Bay |
• coordinates | 54°16′02″N 9°03′44″W / 54.2672°N 9.0623°W |
| Length | c. 15 kilometres (9.3 mi)[a] |
| Basin size | 35 km2 (14 sq mi)[1] |
The Leaffony River is a small river that runs through County Sligo in Ireland. It is sometimes known as the Cullens River.[citation needed]
The 12.8 km (8 mi) river originates in County Sligo[2] and empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Pollacheeny Harbour some 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Enniscrone on the west side of Killala Bay.[3][4][b]
There are claims that the river may previously have been known as the Geloir, meaning clear and mentioned several times in old records of Sligo.[5][6]
References
- ^ "National Report for Ireland on Eel Stock Recovery Plan" (PDF). Fisheries Secretariat. 19 December 2008. pp. 94, 97.
- ^ "Leaffony River: Ireland". Geographic Names. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ Joyce, P. W. (Patrick Weston); Sullivan, A. M. (Alexander Martin) (25 May 1905). "Atlas and cyclopedia of Ireland". New York : Murphy & McCarthy – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Sligo". LibraryIreland. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Joyce, P. W. (Patrick Weston) (25 May 1875). "The origin and history of Irish names of places. (First [-second] series)". Dublin, McGlashan & Gill: [etc.,etc.] p. 68 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Note 276 for The Genealogies, Tribes, and Customs of Hy-Fiachrach, commonly called O'Dowda's Country". celt.ucc.ie.