Cronaniv Burn
Small river in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cronaniv Burn (Irish: Abhainn Chró Nimhe, meaning 'Poisoned Glen River';[1][2][3] the English name of the burn probably comes from the version Cró na Nimhe, meaning 'Hollow / Glen of the Poison'[2]) is a burn or small river that flows through the Poisoned Glen in Gaoth Dobhair, a district in the north-west of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland.[1][2][3][4] In the Ulster Scots dialect, a 'burn' is a stream or small river.[5]
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Cronaniv Burn | |
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Etymology | Irish: Abhainn Chró Nimhe, meaning 'Poisoned Glen River' |
Native name | Abhainn Chró Nimhe (Irish) |
Location | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Ulster |
County | County Donegal |
Barony | Kilmacrenan |
District | Gaoth Dobhair |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Derryveagh Mountains |
Mouth | |
• location | Devlin River, flowing into Dunlewey Lough |
• coordinates | 55°00′58″N 8°06′35″W |
Basin features | |
River system | Clady River (Irish: An Chláidigh), which flows into the Crolly River (Gweedore River) beside Bunbeg Quay[1] |
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