- Shimna River
The Shimna River is located in
County Down ,Northern Ireland . The source of the River Shimna is in theMourne Mountains on the slopes of Ott Mountain. The river then flows in a northerly direction into Fofanny Dam.The river continues its flow but changes to a north-easterly direction flowing into
Tollymore Forest Park where it joins other streams such as the Spinkwee. The Shimna finally flows to the east, then takes a south easterly direction toward Newcastle where at one point it flows through Tipperary Wood. A final tributary joins the river prior to it meeting the sea which is the controversial River Burren, a river that annually floods estates around Newcastle. Near the mouth it widens quite considerably to create a shallow boating pond which is popular with the tourists.
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