River Suck

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River Suck
River Suck, Athleague
River Suck, Athleague
Origin Lough O'Flynn, County Roscommon
Mouth Atlantic via the River Shannon

The River Suck (Irish: An tSuca) is a river in Ireland, approx. 80 kilometres in length.

It is the main tributary of the River Shannon. It meets the Shannon a few kilometres north of the village of Shannonbridge. The Suck divides the counties of Galway and Roscommon.

Ballinasloe is the largest town located on the Suck.

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Rivers of Ireland
Flowing north
Foyle · Roe · Bann · Bush · Quoile · Clanrye
Flowing to the Irish Sea
Fane · Boyne · Liffey · Avoca · Slaney · Lagan · Farset
Flowing to the Celtic Sea
Flowing to the Atlantic
Shannon · Feale · Swilly · Corrib · Erne · Eske · Moy
Major tributaries of the Shannon: Deel · Brosna · Inny · Suck · Maigue


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Coordinates: 53°16′N 8°03′W / 53.267, -8.05