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River Roe
The River Roe ((アイルランド語:Abhainn na Ró)) is a river located in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It flows north from Glenshane in the Sperrin Mountains to Lough Foyle, via the settlements of Dungiven, Burnfoot, Limavady and Myroe.
The River Roe's length is 〔Ordnance Survey of Ireland: Rivers and their Catchment Basins 1958 (Table of Reference)〕
== Etymology ==
The origin of the name 'Roe' is unclear. Suggestions include a Viking origin in the 8th/9th century, and the Irish 'rua', meaning 'red', i.e. the Red River. This may be a reference to the high amounts of iron found in some places along the river.
The Irish government's placenames database,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Placenames Database of Ireland )〕 held by Dublin City University, identifies the Irish version of the name as . This roughly translates into English as "The River of Rowing", possibly due to common passage by oar-powered boat craft in earlier times.
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