River Suck

River Suck

Infobox River | river_name = River Suck



caption = River Suck, Athleague
origin = Lough O'Flynn, County Roscommon
mouth = Atlantic via the River Shannon
The River Suck ( _ga. An tSuca) is a river in Ireland, approx. 80 kilometres (50 miles) in length.

It is the main tributary of the River Shannon. It meets the Shannon a few kilometres north of the village of Shannonbridge. The Suck divides the counties of Galway and Roscommon.

Ballinasloe is the largest town located on the Suck.

External links

* [http://www.ballinasloe.org/articles/article.php?ID=55 The River Suck] "Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland", 1846.


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