River Erne

The River Erne in the northwest of the island of , is the second-longest river in , flowing through and the , and forming part of their border.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Finner Camp and St Patrick’s Church, Ballyshannon.

Aerodrome
is a military installation near in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballyshannon and Bundoran.

is a market town in southern , 22 km south of Donegal Town, and with a population of 2250 in 2022. It's by the estuary of the River Erne and in Irish it's Béal Átha Seanaidh, "the mouth of Seannach's ford".

Town
Ballyshannon is a market town in southern , 22 km south of Donegal Town, and with a population of 2250 in 2022. It's by the estuary of the River Erne and in Irish it's Béal Átha Seanaidh, "the mouth of Seannach's ford". is situated 3½ km southwest of River Erne.

Village
is a seaside village in the south of , Ireland. It is about 8 kilometres north of and 16 km southwest of Donegal Town. is situated 6 km northeast of River Erne.

River Erne

Latitude
54.50534° or 54° 30′ 19″ north
Longitude
-8.24507° or 8° 14′ 42″ west
Open location code
9C6HGQ43+4X
Geo­Names ID
2649929
Wiki­data ID
Q122766
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“River Erne” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Erne
  • Basque: Erne ibaia
  • Catalan: Riu Erne
  • Cebuano: River Erne
  • Chinese: 厄恩河
  • Dutch: Erne
  • Finnish: Erne
  • French: Erne
  • Galician: Río Erne
  • German: Erne
  • Irish: Abhainn na hÉirne
  • Irish: An Éirne
  • Italian: Erne
  • Japanese: アーン川
  • Latin: Trovius
  • Lithuanian: Ernas
  • Manx: An Éirne
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Erne
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Erne
  • Norwegian: Erne
  • Polish: Erne
  • Russian: Эрн
  • Spanish: Rio Erne
  • Spanish: Río Erne
  • Venetian: Fiume Erne
  • Welsh: Afon Erne

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Finner Camp Heliport and Finner Camp.

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