Ward River (Ireland)

Ward River
Irish: *Abhainn an Bharda*
Ward River; Irish: Abhainn an Bharda
Etymology	Norman / French: Le Warde
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	near Killester and Fairyhouse Racecourse, County Meath
• elevation	95 m (312 ft)
Mouth	Broadmeadow River
• location	near Swords
• coordinates	53°28′13″N 6°12′39″W / 53.47020°N 6.21092°W
Length	18 kilometres (11 mi)
Basin features
River system	Broadmeadow River
Tributaries
• left	St Margaret's Stream
• right	Shallon Stream

The Ward River (Irish: Abhainn an Bharda),^[1] sometimes historically the Swords River, is a watercourse of County Meath and northern County Dublin. About 18 kilometres (11 mi) long;^[2]^: 2 it runs through the town of Swords and then flows into the Broadmeadow River. The Ward is a salmonid river, with several species of fish, including brown trout. It has several small tributaries. The river is in the jurisdictions of Meath and Fingal County Councils, as well as within the oversight of the Environmental Protection Agency.

^ DCU and the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. "Abhainn an Bharda / Ward River". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Government of Ireland. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
^ Doyle, Joseph W. (2013) [2008]. Ten Dozen Waters: The Rivers and Streams of County Dublin (7th ed.). Dublin, Ireland: Rath Eanna Research. pp. i–iv, 1–76 + photos and map. ISBN 978-0-9566363-6-2.

[logainm_AbhBh_WardR-1] DCU and the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. "Abhainn an Bharda / Ward River". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Government of Ireland. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

[Doyle7.2-2] Doyle, Joseph W. (2013) [2008]. Ten Dozen Waters: The Rivers and Streams of County Dublin (7th ed.). Dublin, Ireland: Rath Eanna Research. pp. i–iv, 1–76 + photos and map. ISBN 978-0-9566363-6-2.

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