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The Three Sisters (Irish: An Triúr Deirfiúr) are three rivers in Ireland: the River Barrow, the River Nore and the River Suir. The Suir and Nore rise in the same mountainous area in County Tipperary, near the Devil's Bit, while the Barrow rises in the Slieve Bloom Mountains in County Laois. The Nore flows into the Barrow about 17 km before the Suir and Barrow join to form an estuary called Waterford Harbour east of the city of Waterford. The rivers fan out to drain a large portion of the southern part of the island, including Counties Tipperary, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford and Waterford, among others.
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The lengths of the three rivers of the Three Sisters are the Barrow - 192 km (119 mi), the Suir - 185 km (115 mi) and the Nore - 140 km (87 mi).
The combined catchment area of the Three Sisters is 9,207 km2, made up of the Suir's (3,610 km2), the Barrow's (3,067 km2) and the Nore's (2,530 km2).[1]
The combined long term average flow rate of the Three Sisters into Waterford Harbour is 157 m3/s, almost half of which is made up of the Suir's (76.9 m3/s), followed by the Nore's (42.9 m3/s) and the Barrow's (37.4 m3/s).[1][dead link]
The Barrow Bridge crosses two of the Three Sisters, the Nore and the Barrow. They then join the River Suir just downstream of the bridge. This place is known in Irish as Cumar na dTrí Uisce, "the confluence of the three waters". The Nore joins the Barrow some four kilometres north of New Ross and the combined waters of the three sisters that can be seen from Cheekpoint. The combined waters of all three sisters are then visible all the way down the estuary from Cheekpoint on.
In ancient times, the area bounded by the Suir and the Barrow formed the Kingdom of Ossory. This name is retained today for dioceses in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland.
The first, the gentle Shure that making way
By sweet Clonmell, adorns rich Waterford;
The next, the stubborne Newre, whose waters gray,
By faire Kilkenny and Rosseponte boord,
The third, the goodly Barow, which doth hoorde
Great heaps of Salmons in his deepe bosome:
All which long sundred, doe at last accord
To ioyne in one, ere to the sea they come,
So flowing all from one, all one at last become.
Excerpt from Edmund Spencer's Irish rivers . 1552-1559
References
- South Eastern River Basin District Management System. Page 38 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
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На других языках
- [en] The Three Sisters (Ireland)
[it] Le tre sorelle (Irlanda)
Le Tre sorelle (in gaelico Na Trí Siúracha o An Triúr Deirfiúr, in inglese The Three Sisters) sono tre fiumi irlandesi: il Barrow, il Suir e il Nore. Gli ultimi due sorgono nella stessa area montagnosa, collocata nella contea di Tipperary vicino al Devil's bit. Le sorgenti del Barrow si trovano invece sulle Slieve Blooms Mountains, nella contea di Laois. Tutti e tre sfociano nel mare a Sud-Ovest della città di Waterford. Le tre sorelle si allargano a metà del loro corso e convogliano un grande quantitativo d'acqua nella parte meridionale del paese. Il loro bacino comprende le contee di: Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford e Waterford. Il Barrow bridge, un ponte ferroviario d'acciaio, è stato costruito per consentire il passaggio al di sopra del Barrow e del Nore, che incontrano il Suire poco dopo il ponte. Il punto d'incontro è conosciuto come Cumar na dTrí Uisce, in italiano: "La confluenza delle tre acque". In tempi antichi, il Suir e il Nore funvenano da linee di confine per il Regno di Osraige.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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