Doonbeg River

The Doonbeg is a river of County Clare, western Ireland. Its source is near Kilmaley, and it flows southward for about 7 miles before turning northwestward for about 15 miles and passing Cooraclare before flowing into the sea at Doonbeg.[1] At Doonbeg village the N67 road crosses the river on a seven-arched stone bridge. On 20 September 1588, one of the ships of the Spanish Armada, the San Estaban, was wrecked near the mouth of Doonbeg.[2]

The river at Doonbeg Bridge

References

  1. "Doonbeg River". Clare.ie. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. Davenport, Fionn (2010). Ireland. Lonely Planet. p. 372. ISBN 978-1-74220-350-8.

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