River Rye (Ireland)
{{Short description|River in eastern Ireland, tributary of the Liffey}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use Irish English|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Rye
| image = Rye Liffey Confluence.jpg
| image_caption = Confluence of the Rye (right) with the Liffey (centre to left), at the Boathouse of Leixlip Castle.
| source1_location = Agher Cross, County Meath
| mouth_location = River Liffey at Leixlip, County Kildare
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Ireland
| length = ~{{convert|30.5|km|abbr=on}}
| source1_elevation = ~{{convert|122|m|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg = {{convert|0.165|m3/s|abbr=on}}
| basin_size = {{convert|59.7|km2|abbr=on}}
| tributaries_left =
| river_system = River Liffey
| tributaries_right = Lyreen
}}
The River Rye or Ryewater ({{Langx|ga|Abhainn na Rí}}{{cite web | url=https://www.vanderkrogt.net/statues/object.php?webpage=ST&record=ie338 | title=Confluence - Cumar | publisher=Statues - Hither & Thither | access-date=7 December 2020 }}) 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.[http://www.fishinginireland.info/trout/east/dublin/ryewater.htm Fishing Information: Rye Water] The Rye's major tributary is the Lyreen.
Route
File:Ryewater near aqueduct.jpg
The Rye runs north of Kilcock and Maynooth. Maynooth Castle is built between the Lyreen and its tributary the Joan Slade River.[http://kildarelocalhistory.ie/archive/manor-mills/ Kildare Local History: Manor Mills] The Lyreen and Rye meet to 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.[http://intelnewsroom.hosted.jivesoftware.com/community/en_ie/blog/2012/10/18/intel-celebrates-the-remarkable-rye-river Intel celebrates the remarkable Rye River]
Near Louisa Bridge in Leixlip the waters from the Leixlip Spa flow into Rye River. There 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.[http://kildare.ie/tourism/waterways/leixlip-kilcock.asp The Royal Canal Route: Leixlip to Kilcock]
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.[http://www.kildare.ie/ehistory/2007/06/leixlip_chronology_1750_1780_a.asp Leixlip Chronology 1750-80] Later the Rye Vale distillery was built, producing more than 20,000 gallons of whiskey annually in 1837.[http://www.libraryireland.com/topog/L/Leixlip-North-Salt-Kildare.php A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837] The distillery finally closed for good in the 1890s[http://www.hidden-gems.eu/Clane%20-%20ryevaledistillery.pdf Hidden Gems:Rye vale Distillery Leixlip] and the distillery has since been converted into apartments.[http://www.industrialheritageireland.info/TikiWiki/tiki-index.php?page=Leixlip+Distillery Industrial Heritage Ireland: Leixlip Distillery] The Rye then flows under the Rye Bridge to the confluence with the Liffey near the existing Boat House of Leixlip demesne.[http://www.kildare.ie/leixliphistory/archives/leixlip_around_1798/ Leixlip around 1798]
Fishing
The river has stocks of brown trout and pike. Angling is available at a number of locations, including a stretch belonging to Intel and managed by the Leixlip and District Angling Association,{{cite web |title=The Ryewater |url=http://www.fishinginireland.info/trout/east/dublin/ryewater.htm |website=Fishing in Ireland |access-date=4 March 2020}} an open section also near Leixlip, and at Carton House.{{cite web |title=Carton House (fishing) |url=http://irelandflyfishing.com/houses/carton_house |website=Fly Fishing Ireland |access-date=4 March 2020}}
References
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External links
- [http://leixlip.blogspot.ie/p/rye-water.html Trout Angler: Rye Water]
- [http://www.intel.com/ireland/about/communit/rye.htm Intel Ireland and the Rye]
- [http://www.intel.ie/content/dam/www/public/emea/ie/en/spotlight/index.html Intel Report: The Remarkable Rye River]
- [http://www.npws.ie/protectedsites/specialareasofconservationsac/ryewatervalleycartonsac/ National Parks and Wildlife Service: Rye Water/Carton SAC]
{{Coord missing|County Kildare}}
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{{Commons|River Rye}}
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