River Boyne

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river

The River Boyne is a historically significant river in eastern Ireland, famed for the Battle of the Boyne and its rich archaeological and mythological heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
associatedDeity Boann ⓘ
associatedWith Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site ⓘ
James II of England ⓘ
William III of England ⓘ
basinCountry Ireland ⓘ
battleDateAssociated 1690 ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
crossedBy Boyne Viaduct ⓘ
Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge ⓘ
flowsInto Irish Sea ⓘ
hasEcosystem freshwater ⓘ
hasHeritage archaeological ⓘ
mythological ⓘ
hasTributary River Blackwater (Kells Blackwater) ⓘ
River Deel ⓘ
River Enfield Blackwater ⓘ
River Mattock NERFINISHED ⓘ
River Skane ⓘ
River Stoneyford ⓘ
River Tremblestown ⓘ
hasValley Boyne Valley ⓘ
historicallySignificantFor Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
length approximately 112 kilometres ⓘ
approximately 70 miles ⓘ
locatedIn eastern Ireland ⓘ
locatedNear Dowth ⓘ
Knowth ⓘ
Newgrange ⓘ
mentionedIn Celtic mythology ⓘ
surface form: Irish mythology
mouthLocatedIn Drogheda ⓘ
Irish Sea ⓘ
namedAfter Boann ⓘ
nearCity Drogheda ⓘ
nearTown Navan ⓘ
Slane ⓘ
Trim ⓘ
notableFor historical battlefields ⓘ
mythological associations ⓘ
rich archaeological landscape ⓘ
passesThrough County Kildare ⓘ
County Louth ⓘ
County Meath ⓘ
region Leinster ⓘ
siteOf Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
sourceLocatedIn County Kildare ⓘ
sourceLocation Trinity Well, Newberry Hall, near Carbury, County Kildare ⓘ
usedFor angling ⓘ
recreation ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leinster → containsRiver → River Boyne ⓘ
Irish Sea → hasInflow → River Boyne ⓘ
Hill of Slane → nearbyWaterBody → River Boyne ⓘ
Siege of Drogheda → tookPlaceNear → River Boyne ⓘ