Slate River (Ireland)

River in Ireland

Slate River

Native name| An Tarae (Irish)
Location
Country| Ireland
Physical characteristics
Source|
• location| Ballynafagh Lake, County Kildare
• elevation| 86 m (282 ft)
Mouth| River Figile

• location

| Bracknagh, County Offaly
Discharge|
• average| 0.037 m3/s (1.3 cu ft/s)

The Slate River (Irish: An Tarae) or River Slate is a river in County Kildare and County Offaly, Ireland, a tributary of the Figile River.

## Name

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Its name derives from the slate quarries in the region. The Irish language name derives from tarae, meaning mill race, referring to Sally Corn Mill, Rathangan.[1][2]

The river was historically known as the Clashaghbane River.[3]

## Course

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Slate River rises near Ballynafagh Lake in Prosperous and flows southwest, passing under the R403 road at Graigues. It continues westward parallel to, and north of, the Grand Canal. The Slate passes under the Grand Canal via the Derrymullen aqueduct and is bridged by the R415 at Littletown. The Slate River continues through Ballyteague Forest and passes by the Lullymore Heritage and Discovery Park on the Bog of Allen. It passes through Rathangan, County Kildare where it passes under Rathangan Bridge,[4] part of the R401. There is also a footbridge downstream of this bridge, and another bridge (for the R414) at Rathangan Demesne.

The Slate River continues westward, passing into County Offaly and draining into the Figile River just south of Bracknagh.

The source of the Slate River The mouth of the Slate River

## Wildlife

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Northern pike, European perch and brown trout are common.[5]

## See also

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* Rivers of Ireland

## References

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1. ^ "Sally Corn Mill (former), New Street (off), RATHANGAN (RATHANGAN ED), Rathangan, County Kildare". Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
2. ^ "An Tarae/Slate River".
3. ^ The Grand Canal Architectural, Engineering and Industrial Heritage Assessment 2007
4. ^ "Rathangan, County Kildare: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
5. ^ "Infowing - catch the best fishing in Ireland :: Waterway".

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