The River Bann (from Irish: An Bhanna, meaning "the goddess"; Ulster-Scots: Bann Wattèr) is the longest river in Northern Ireland, its length, Upper and...
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Bann may refer to: Banns of marriage River Bann, in Northern Ireland Bann Rowing Club, Coleraine, Northern Ireland River Bann, in Wexford, Ireland Bann...
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Sisters), River Bann, River Slaney, River Boyne, River Moy and River Corrib. Lengths obtained from the Ordnance Survey of Ireland: Rivers and their Catchment...
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drinking water. Its main inflows are the Upper River Bann and Blackwater, and its main outflow is the Lower Bann. There are several small islands, including...
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Portadown (section River Bann)
ˈd̪ˠuːnˠaːnʲ]) is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town sits on the River Bann in the north of the county, about 24 mi (39 km) southwest of Belfast....
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Reference), and for the rivers Bann and Erne – Notes on River Basins by Robert A. Williams TABLE 1 a The length of the River Shannon from the Shannon...
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accommodate the lower level of the river, as did the final lock on the Newry Canal where it joined the Upper Bann. The total cost of the project, split...
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Portglenone (redirect from Gig 'n The Bann Festival)
of Glenone (in County Londonderry), from which it is separated by the River Bann. In 1197, a castle was built in the area for Norman invader John de Courcy...
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programme for regatta along the River Bann". www.portadowntimes.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-11. Gorman, Liam. "Rowing: River regattas featuring mainly junior...
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Six Mile Water (category Rivers of County Antrim)
Mile Water is a river in southern County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is an indirect tributary of the River Bann, via Lough Neagh. The river was historically...
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'nook of the ferns') is a town and civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is 55 miles (89 km) north-west...
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prehistoric Ireland, from around 4500 BC onwards. They are named after the river Bann in Northern Ireland where large numbers have been found. The term is rather...
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6th century, the territory of Ulaid was largely confined to east of the River Bann, as it is said to have lost land to the Airgíalla and the Northern Uí...
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The River Bann (Irish: An Bhanna) is a large river in County Wexford, in the southeast of the Republic of Ireland. The river rises in the southern slopes...
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include the River Derreen, the River Derry, the River Clody, the River Bann, the River Urrin, the River Boro, and the River Sow. Rivers of Ireland "The...
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Ceithern (modern-day Giant's Sconce in the parish of Dunboe, west of the River Bann). This branch of the Magh Line Dál nAraidi eventually became known as...
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constitutes a river. Thus the River Ure and River Ouse can be counted as one river system or as two rivers. If it is counted as one, the River Aire/ River Ouse/Humber...
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Diatomaceous earth (redirect from Bann clay)
Tripolite is the variety found in Tripoli, Libya. Bann clay is the variety found in the Lower Bann valley in Northern Ireland. Moler (mo-clay) is the...
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Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Bann and the A1 road and is named after a bridge built over the River Bann in 1712. It is situated in the civil...
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rebels in 1798 to prevent the arrival of reinforcements from west of the River Bann. His body was then dissected by the British and buried under the road...
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The Lower River Bann flows from Lough Neagh, the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles, for 60 km (35 miles), to the Barmouth between Castlerock...
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terminus. Coleraine has a bascule bridge for the railway over the navigable River Bann. Just after Castlerock station there are two tunnels created during an...
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was an iron paddle gunboat launched in 1856 and sold in 1873 HMS Bann (K256) was a River-class frigate launched in 1942 and transferred to the Royal Indian...
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423 km2. It occupies an area known as Deers Meadow, and impounds the River Bann, which rises on the nearby Slieve Muck. The reservoir and dam were built...
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The River Lagan forms most of the border with County Antrim. The River Bann also flows through the southwestern areas of the county. Other rivers include...
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counties Tyrone and Londonderry, pushing aside the Cruithin east of the River Bann, and encroaching on the Airgiallan tribes west of Lough Neagh. By the...
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In unpowered watercraft, it was punted along the River Cam in Cambridge, and rowed along the River Medway in Maidstone. Its final journey to the Olympic...
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filmed at Portglenone, the Clandeboye Estate, Shane's Castle and on the River Bann. The Hightown quarry outside Belfast stood for the volcano Hekla, where...
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of mixed Georgian terraces and Victorian townhouses to the east of the River Bann. Part of this area was blocked off by the Ulster Defence Association (UDA)...
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block. The bridge carries trains on a single track about 7m above the River Bann and is roughly 5m wide. In total it is 240m long. The current bridge replaced...
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