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692:12 March
686:Archived
653:12 March
647:Archived
590:Archived
561:Archived
531:Archived
501:Archived
455:See also
369:Ballymoe
258:An tSuca
84:Location
69:An tSuca
1678:53°16′N
1654:italics
1589:Shannon
1587:of the
1570:Shannon
1389:Naniken
1253:Faughan
988:Mulkear
922:Athlone
897:Drumsna
816:Leitrim
792:Ireland
753:, 1846.
381:Tulrush
271:Ireland
92:Ireland
89:Country
1681:8°03′W
1627:Maigue
1617:Fergus
1607:Brosna
1575:Swilly
1518:Corrib
1508:Caragh
1472:Barrow
1447:Bandon
1428:Vartry
1418:Slaney
1408:Santry
1402:Quoile
1377:Dodder
1372:Poddle
1357:Morell
1352:Liffey
1316:Dargle
993:Nenagh
983:Maigue
968:Brosna
907:Roosky
902:Dromod
841:Galway
836:Offaly
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379:, and
377:Glinsk
328:Course
293:. The
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172:Length
109:
106:Source
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47:Irish
1555:Maine
1550:Ferta
1545:Laune
1535:Feale
1513:Clare
1462:Mahon
1423:Tolka
1395:Newry
1384:Mayne
1367:Camac
1346:Lagan
1333:Glyde
1292:Boyne
1287:Avoca
1260:Foyle
963:Boyle
958:Abbey
872:Dowra
851:Clare
811:Cavan
796:Basin
723:(pdf)
712:(PDF)
593:(PDF)
586:(PDF)
435:is a
417:perch
413:tench
405:bream
254:Irish
145:Mouth
76:Irish
53:amber
1642:Suck
1622:Inny
1612:Deel
1565:Robe
1540:Inny
1530:Eske
1524:Erne
1482:Suir
1477:Nore
1328:Fane
1302:Ward
1246:Bush
1239:Bann
1224:List
998:Suck
978:Inny
973:Deel
731:2011
694:2020
676:ISBN
655:2020
623:ISBN
601:2014
569:2021
539:2021
509:2018
431:The
421:pike
419:and
411:and
409:rudd
347:and
336:and
315:sugh
291:suca
285:Name
248:The
49:suca
1560:Moy
1457:Lee
1362:Rye
1338:Dee
1267:Roe
322:súg
311:suġ
305:'s
269:in
57:sap
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