The 'Slaney' (''Abhainn na Sláine'' in
Irish) is a river in the southeast of
Ireland. It rises in the western
Wicklow Mountains and flows south and then east through counties
Wicklow,
Carlow and
Wexford, 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.
Towns on the Slaney include
Stratford-on-Slaney,
Baltinglass,
Tullow,
Bunclody,
Enniscorthy and
Wexford.
Tributaries
River Derreen,
River Derry,
River Bann (Wexford),
Urrin River,
River Boro
External links
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River Slaney: Environment Under Threat
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Crossabeg Killurin Local Environment Group (riverslaney.org)