River Derry
River in southeastern Ireland, tributary of the Slaney
title: "River Derry" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["rivers-of-county-wicklow", "rivers-of-county-wexford", "rivers-of-county-carlow"] description: "River in southeastern Ireland, tributary of the Slaney" topic_path: "general/rivers-of-county-wicklow" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Derry" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary River in southeastern Ireland, tributary of the Slaney ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | River Derry |
| An Doiríoch | |
| image | Derry_River_Clonegal_Bridge.jpg |
| name_etymology | dairgech, "planted with oaks" |
| image_caption | The Derry flows under Clonegal Bridge |
| source1_location | East of Eagle Hill, near Hacketstown, County Carlow |
| source1_elevation | 349 m |
| mouth_location | Kildavin, County Carlow |
| length_km | 34 |
| mouth | River Slaney |
| river_system | River Slaney |
| :: |
| name = River Derry An Doiríoch | image = Derry_River_Clonegal_Bridge.jpg | name_etymology = dairgech, "planted with oaks" | image_caption = The Derry flows under Clonegal Bridge | source1_location = East of Eagle Hill, near Hacketstown, County Carlow | source1_elevation = 349 m | mouth_location = Kildavin, County Carlow | length_km = 34 | mouth = River Slaney | river_system = River Slaney The River Derry () is a large river in the southeast of Leinster, Ireland, a tributary of the River Slaney. It rises just south of Hacketstown, County Carlow. It flows southeast to Tinahely, being accompanied by the R747 regional road for the distance.
South of Tinahely it turns sharply and flows southwest through Shillelagh, briefly forming the border between County Wicklow and County Wexford, before becoming the border between County Wexford and County Carlow.
It flows under Clonegal Bridge at a point where it divides Clonegal, County Carlow to the west from Watch House Village, County Wexford, to the east. A few kilometres further downstream it flows into the River Slaney.
Derry Water River is a separate tributary, which rises near Tinahely and flows north-eastwards to form the Aughrim River.
|width=150 |File:River Derry sign.jpg |Sign before bridge in Clonegal |File:River Derry sign2.jpg |Sign with an alternate Irish name, Abha an Doire |File:Derry River (Leinster).jpg |Derry River view
References
References
- (2019). "dairgech".
- "An Doiríoch / Derry River".
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