River Barrow
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The River Barrow is a river in Ireland, it is one of The Three Sisters, the other two "sisters" are the River Suir and the River Nore. The Barrow is the longest and most prominent of the three rivers. The Barrow is the second longest river in Ireland, behind the River Shannon.
The source of the River Barrow is at Glenbarrow in the Slieve Bloom Mountains in County Laois.
Among the towns that the River Barrow passes through on its way to the sea in Waterford are Portarlington, Monasterevan, Athy, Carlow and New Ross.
- See also: List of rivers in Ireland
- External link: IWAI - The Barrow Navigation
| Rivers of Ireland |
| Flowing north: Foyle | Bann | Bush | Quoile | Clanrye |
| Flowing to the Irish Sea: Fane | Boyne | Liffey | Avoca | Slaney | Lagan |
| Flowing south: Awbeg | The Three Sisters (Barrow, Nore, Suir) | Blackwater | Lee | Bandon |
| Flowing to the Atlantic: Shannon | Feale | Swilly | Corrib | Erne | Moy |
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Major tributaries of the Shannon: Deel | Brosna | Inny | Suck | Maigue |
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