Key facts
- Etymology
- Proto-Celtic * bou-windā , "white cow"
- Native name
- An Bhóinn ( Irish )
- Country
- Ireland
- Region
- Leinster
- Counties
- Kildare , Offaly , Meath , Louth
- Source
- Trinity Well, Newberry Hall, near Carbury
- Location
- County Kildare
- Coordinates
- 53°21′07″N 6°57′25″W / 53.351906542854074°N 6.956809100021702°W / 53.351906542854074; -6.956809100021702
- Mouth
- Irish Sea
- Length
- 112 km (70 mi)
- Basin size
- 2,695 km (1,041 sq mi)
- Average
- 38.8 m /s (1,370 cu ft/s)
- Right
- River Blackwater
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Boyne River.jpg
- Length
- 112
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- River Boyne
- watershed area
- 2695
- native label
- An Bhóinn
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The River Boyne and Boyne Valley as seen from the Knowth passage tomb of Brú na Bóinne
The River Boyne (Irish: An Bhóinn or Abhainn na Bóinne) is a river which flows through Leinster, Ireland. It is about 112 kilometres (70 mi) long. The Boyne rises near Carbury, County Kildare and flows north-east along the border with County Offaly before entering County Meath to reach the Irish Sea between Mornington, County Meath and Baltray, County Louth.
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