The River Nore (An Fheoir)

One of the Three Sisters, flowing through the medieval city of Kilkenny.

The Nore rises in the Devil's Bit in Tipperary and flows past Kilkenny Castle before joining the Barrow near New Ross. With the Barrow and Suir it forms the 'Three Sisters' that drain the south-east.

At a glance

• One of the 'Three Sisters'
• Flows past Kilkenny Castle
• Noted salmon and trout river

In County Kilkenny

The River Nore is in County Kilkenny, Cill Chainnigh in Irish, which means “church of St Cainnech (Canice)”.

More in Kilkenny

• Kilkenny (Cill Chainnigh): Ireland's finest medieval city, with a great castle, narrow lanes and a rich craft tradition.
• Kilkenny Castle (Caisleán Chill Chainnigh): A commanding riverside castle, seat of the Butler dynasty for 600 years.

Other places of this kind

• River Shannon (An tSionainn): The longest river in Ireland, flowing generally southward.
• The River Liffey (An Life): The river that flows through the heart of Dublin, spanned by the city's famous bridges.
• The River Barrow (An Bhearú): One of the Three Sisters, winding through Carlow's fertile valley.
• The River Lee (An Laoi): The river that splits to cradle Cork city on an island.

The Irish name

The Irish form of The River Nore is An Fheoir. You can hear it spoken, and take apart names like it, in the Placename Explorer. The authoritative record for any Irish place-name is logainm.ie.