Boyle River
The Boyle River is a river in Ireland. Forming part of the Shannon River Basin, it flows from Lough Gara on the Sligo/Roscommon county border and thence through the town of Boyle to Lough Key.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Ireland; GeoNames ID = 2966043
- Also known as: “Boyle”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carrick-on-Shannon railway station and Costello Chapel.
Carrick-on-Shannon railway station
Railway station
Photo: Brian Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carrick-on-Shannon railway station serves the town of Carrick-on-Shannon. Whilst the town itself is in County Leitrim, the railway station lies across the border in neighbouring County Roscommon in the small area of Cortober or Mullaghmore.
Costello Chapel
Church
Photo: Magnumlady, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Costello Chapel is a very small Catholic chapel located in Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, Ireland. It was built for Edward Costello in 1879, in memory of his wife, Mary Josephine, who alongside her husband is buried in the chapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carrick-on-Shannon and Cootehall.
Carrick-on-Shannon
Photo: Jonjobaker, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carrick-on-Shannon is the county town of County Leitrim in northwest Ireland, and grew up at a place where the Shannon could be forded. Later the river was bridged, so Carrick and the south bank village of Cortober in County Roscommon became a single settlement.
Cootehall
Village
Cootehall is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located on the River Boyle, between Boyle and Carrick-on-Shannon near Lough Key Forest Park in the north of the county. Cootehall is situated 4 km northwest of Boyle River.
Knockvicar
Hamlet
Photo: Brian Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knockvicar is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located on the R285 regional road, between Boyle and Carrick-on-Shannon near Lough Key Forest Park in the north of the county. Knockvicar is situated 7 km northwest of Boyle River.
Boyle River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Boyle River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Boyle River”
- Irish: “An Bhúill”
- Welsh: “Afon Boyle”
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