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| River Greese | |
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| Native name | An Ghrís Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help) |
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| Mouth | Celtic Sea at Waterford Harbour via River Barrow |
| Length | ~35 km (22 mi) |
The River Greese (also spelled Griese; Irish: An Ghrís) is a small, fast-flowing riverin south-east, Ireland, and a tributary of the River Barrow. Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
Course
The river rises near Dunlavin, County Offaly. It then runs south-west and forms part of the County Kildare/Offaly border and then part of the County Wicklow/Kildare border. The Greese continues west past Killeen Cormac (formerly capella de Gris, from which the river takes its name). It is bridged by the R448 road at Moyleabbey, County Kildare. It meets a tributary in Crookstown and passes under the R415, then flows southward through Ballitore. The Greese flows southsouthwest, crossing under the M9, through Kilkea Golf Club and past Kilkea Castle, passing under the Dublin–Waterford railway line at Newtownpilsworth/Dunmanoge and draining into the River Barrow in the Jerusalem townland, Painestown downstream of Maganey Lock (this last stretch forms part of the County Carlow/Kildare border..
Wildlife
Fish include brown trout (up to 3 kg), stone loach, Atlantic salmon, European eel, three-spined stickleback and European river lamprey.[1]