Rivers of Ireland
1. Shannon2. Bann
3. Boyne
4. Barrow
5. Meath
6. Liffey
7. Erne
8. Dale
9. Maigue
10. Brosna
11. Nore
12. Womanagh
13. Vartry
14. Quoile
15. Mahon
16. Ilen
17. Foyle
18. Slaney
19. Poddle
20. Erkina
21. Garvoge
22. Robe
23. Ollatrim
24. Corrib
25. Goul
26. Annalee
27. Dodder
28. Lee
29. Suck
30. Lagan
31. Avoca
32. Laune
33. Moy
34. Tolka
35. Ara
36. Reelin
37. Tall
38. Farset
39. Inny
40. Callan
41. Yellow
42. Fane
43. Avonmore
44. King's
45. Blackwater
Popularity of Use
A % E % I % O % U %
26 57% 25 55% 10 22% 21 46% 5 11%
B % C % D % F % G %
7 15% 5 11% 3 6% 4 8% 6 13%
H % J % K % L % M %
4 8% 0 0% 5 11% 18 40% 7 15%
N % P % Q % R % S %
20 44% 1 2% 1 2% 16 35% 6 13%
T % V % W % X % Y %
7 15% 4 8% 4 8% 0 0% 8 17%
Z %
0 0%
Popularity of use
57% A:
55% E, A:
46% O, E, A:
44% N, O, E, A:
40% L, N, O, E, A: Annalee, Lee,
35% R, L, N, O, E, A: Erne, Nore, Ara,
22% I, R, L, N, O, E, A: Ilen, Reelin,
17% Y, I, R, L, N, O, E, A: Inny,
15% T, M, B, Y, I, R, L, N, O, E, A: Moy, Tall, Robe, Ollatrim, Bann, Boyne, Meath, Mahon,
13% S, G, T, M, B, Y, I, R, L, N, O, E, A: Slaney, Lagan, Shannon, Brosna,
11% K, C, U, S, G, T, M, B, Y, I, R, L, N, O, E, A: Tolka, Callan, King's, Suck, Laune, Corrib, Goul, Maigue, Erkina,
8% V, W, H, F, K, C, U, S, G, T, M, B, Y, I, R, L, N, O, E, A: Yellow, Fane, Avonmore, Blackwater, Avoca, Farset, Foyle, Garvoge, Womanagh, Vartry, Liffey, Barrow,
6% D, V, W, H, F, K, C, U, S, G, T, M, B, Y, I, R, L, N, O, E, A: Dale, Dodder,
2% P, Q, D, V, W, H, F, K, C, U, S, G, T, M, B, Y, I, R, L, N, O, E, A: Quoile, Poddle,
0% Z, X, J
Conclusion: rivers were named by the A-E linguistic group. Peaking at 8% before declining.
