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The Barrow ((アイルランド語:An Bhearú)) is a river in Ireland. It is one of The Three Sisters; the other two being the River Suir and the River Nore. The Barrow is the longest of the three rivers. At 192 km (120 mi), it is the second-longest river in Ireland, behind the River Shannon. The catchment area of the River Barrow is 3,067 km2.〔South Eastern River Basin District Management System. Page 38 ()〕 The river's long term average flow rate is 37.4 cubic metres per second.〔South Eastern River Basin District Management System. Page 38 ()〕 The source of the River Barrow is at Glenbarrow in the Slieve Bloom Mountains in County Laois. Among the towns that the River Barrow passes through on its way to the sea in Waterford are Portarlington, Monasterevin, Athy, Carlow/Graiguecullen, Muine Bheag ( i.e. Bagenalstown,) Graiguenamanagh, and New Ross. The river also forms a natural border between parts of counties Kilkenny and Carlow and Kilkenny and Wexford. ==History== The earliest recorded name for the river is ''Berbha'', from an AD 996 entry in the Annals of the Four Masters. :: ''Sloighedh la Domhnall ua Néill co Laighnibh co ros-indir o ''Bherbha'' siar go fairrge, & do-bert bóromha mhór lais, & do-rad forbhais for Ghallaibh, & for Laighnibh co cenn da mhíos. As don chur-sin torchair Fionn, mac Goirmghiolla, Dunghal mac Dúnghaile I Riagáin, & Ronán, mac Bruadair, mic Duibhgiolla, & aroile saor-chlanna do Laighnibh amaille friu.''〔()〕 Translated: ::''An army was led by Domnall ua Néill into Leinster; and he plundered from the Bearbha eastwards to the sea; and he carried off a great prey of cows; and he laid siege to the foreigners and the Leinstermen for two months. On this occasion were slain Fionn, son of Goirmghilla; Dunghal, son of Dunghal Ua Riagain; Ronan, son of Bruadar, son of Duibhghilla, and other nobles of the Leinstermen along with them.'' The name ''Berbha'' is believed to refer to a river-goddess. Later spellings include ''Berba, Birga, Baruwe'' and ''Berrowe''.〔()〕 There was a proverb quoted by Sir John Davies that “whoso lives by west of the Barrow, lives west of the law.”〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「River Barrow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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