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| River Bann Wexford Bann | |
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 River Bann at Milltown near Ferns | |
 Map of the rivers of southeast Ireland | |
| Etymology | Irishbán-abha, "white river" |
| Native name | An Bhanna (Irish) |
| Location | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Croghan Mountain,County Wexford |
| • coordinates | 52.5562, -6.5254[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Irish Sea atWexford, as theRiver Slaney |
| Length | 42 kilometres (26 mi) |
| Basin size | 161 km2 (62 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 3.18 m3/s (112 cu ft/s) (at Ferns)[2] |
TheRiver Bann (Irish:An Bhanna) is a large river inCounty Wexford, in the southeast of theRepublic of Ireland.
The river rises in the southern slopes ofCroghan Mountain in north Wexford on theCounty Wicklow border. It flows south and is joined by theBlackwater Stream near the village ofHollyfort. Veering southwest it passes under theR725, then continuing southwestwards it flows beneath theN11national primary route at the village ofCamolin.
It is crossed by theDublin -Wexford railway four times as it flows past the town ofFerns before joining theRiver Slaney north ofEnniscorthy.
In the 1950s a reservoir was built at Ballythomas to supply water to the town ofGorey, County Wexford. Before that, its banks regularly spilled over and made a lot of swamp land on its route.
Varied and plentiful wildlife can be found in the environs of the river. In Wicklow and North Wexford, herds ofdeer can be seen, as well asmute swans,dippers,mallards,grey herons andkingfishers. At dusk,bats,owls andotters may be seen, while the mudflats of the Slaney estuary are favoured byblack-headed gulls,redshanks andoystercatchers.[3] In season,salmon andtrout and occasionalpike are fished.[4]It is primarily asea trout fishery, with the best fishing from mid-April to October. The upper reaches are known for goodbrown trout fishing from March to October.
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52°33′N6°33′W / 52.550°N 6.550°W /52.550; -6.550
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