Aille River (County Mayo)

Aille River
Etymology	Irish for "cliff river"
Native name	Abhainn na hAille (Irish)
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Glenmask, Partry Mountains, County Mayo
Mouth
• location	Galway Bay via Lough Mask, Lough Corrib and River Corrib
• coordinates	53.776657°N 9.372744°W / 53.776657; -9.372744
Length	29.8 kilometres (18.5 mi)
Discharge
• average	15 m^3/s (530 cu ft/s)

The Aille River (Irish: Abhainn na hAille^[1]) is a river in County Mayo, Ireland, flowing from the Partry Mountains to Lough Mask, and flows underground for part of its course.^[2]

Course

The Aille River rises in the Partry Mountains 16 km (10 mi) south of Westport,^[3] drains the northwest part of the Partry range and sinks underground at the Aille Caves. It continues as a subterranean river for 4 km (2.5 mi), resurging at Pollatoomary. It flows south to Cloon Lough, which feeds into Lough Mask.

See also

• Rivers of Ireland

References

1. "Abhainn na hAille/Aille River". Logainm.ie (in Irish). Retrieved 4 June 2021.
2. "Pollatoomary, Resurgence of Aille River". wiki.technicaldiving.ie. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016.
3. Coleman, J. C. (1950). "The aille river and cave, co. Mayo". Geographical Society of Ireland. Bulletin. 2 (2): 58–60. doi:10.1080/00750775009555447. S2CID 128959736.