Blackwater River
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The Blackwater River is a waterway in Northern Ireland that served as a significant geographic feature during the 1646 Battle of Benburb in the Irish Confederate Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blackwater River canonical | 2 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedConflict | Irish Confederate Wars ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Battle of Benburb ⓘ |
| associatedYear | 1646 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally northeast ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
County Armagh
ⓘ
County Tyrone ⓘ |
| formsBorderBetween | County Tyrone and County Armagh ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Ulster ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | An Abhainn Dubh (Irish) ⓘ |
| hasWaterType | freshwater ⓘ |
| historicalRole | significant geographic feature in the Battle of Benburb ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Benburb
ⓘ
Lough Neagh ⓘ Moy ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | near Lough Neagh ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | named for dark or peaty water ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ballinderry River
ⓘ
surface form:
River Blackwater (Ulster) system
drainage basin of Lough Neagh ⓘ |
| tributaryOf |
River Bann
ⓘ
surface form:
River Bann (Northern Ireland)
|
| usedAs | defensive line in the Battle of Benburb ⓘ |
| usedFor |
angling
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.