6-553: The River Rye may refer to: River Rye (Ireland) , a tributary of the River Liffey River Rye, Yorkshire , a river in the English county of North Yorkshire [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
12-668: Is a tributary of the River Liffey . It rises in County Meath , flowing south-east for 19 miles. Although the river has been the subject of arterial drainage schemes, it is generally fast flowing over a stoney bottom. The Rye's major tributary is the Lyreen . The Rye runs north of Kilcock and Maynooth . Maynooth Castle is built between the Lyreen and its tributary the Joan Slade River. The Lyreen and Rye meet to
18-583: Is also an overflow from the canal. The Rye then flows under the Royal Canal , which is carried in the Leixlip aqueduct almost 100 feet (30m) above. The aqueduct is in fact an earth embankment, which took six years to build in the 1790s. The Rye then descends into the heart of Leixlip. Here the river was harnessed by mills. In 1758, the site was used as a linen printing mill. Later the Rye Vale distillery
24-595: The east of Maynooth and flow on through the estate of Carton House . In the estate, the river was widened to form an ornamental lake within the Georgian parklands, further enhanced by an ornamental bridge and boathouse. The river then flows behind Intel Ireland where Intel have been monitoring the water quality since 1989. Near Louisa Bridge in Leixlip the waters from the Leixlip Spa flow into Rye River. There
30-440: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=River_Rye&oldid=933089395 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages River Rye (Ireland) The River Rye or Ryewater ( Irish : Abhainn na RÃ )
36-531: Was built, producing more than 20,000 gallons of whiskey annually in 1837. The distillery finally closed for good in the 1890s and the distillery has since been converted into apartments. The Rye then flows under the Rye Bridge to the confluence with the Liffey near the existing Boat House of Leixlip demesne. The river has stocks of brown trout and pike. Angling is available at a number of locations, including
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