The River Robe () is a river in County Mayo, Ireland.Rivers of Ireland: A Flyfisher's Guide 5th ed., ch. 6, p. 195. Peter O'Reilly, 2002, . Retrieved: 2010-08-06.Notes on River Basins, p. 65. Robert A. Williams. Retrieved: 2010-08-06. It rises near Ballyhaunis, then flows generally west for , where it drains into Lough Mask.River Robe, Irish Fisheries. Retrieved: 2010-08-06
The river is the longest tributary of Lough Mask, and it drains 320 square kilometres of south Mayo.
The Robe's Environmental Protection Agency River ID is 30_1579.Inspector's report on a licence application, p. 4. Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland, 2010. Retrieved: 2010-08-06. Name Mediaeval chronicles give the river's name in Irish as , a name possibly derived from Old Irish , "aggressive," referring to its fast flow.Mayo: Aspects of Its Heritage. (1982:63). Ireland: Archaeological, Historical, and Folklore Society, Regional Technical College.
Course of the river
The Robe rises about five kilometres southwest of BallyhaunisExplanatory Memoir to Accompany Sheets 86, 87, 88, and Eastern Part of 85 of the Maps of the Geological Survey of Ireland Memoirs of the Geological Survey (1871), p. 10. Retrieved: 2013-03-20. and follows a meandering path southwest through the townland of Keebagh and Brickens village. It turns gently to the west between Tootagh and Garryduff and continues west between Claremorris and Ballindine. It meanders in serpentine coils beside the R331 road, passing Taugheen, from where it begins its southwesterly descent to Hollymount. From there, the river winds in broad loops before descending southwestwards into Ballinrobe (). The Robe empties into Lough Mask, four kilometres west of Ballinrobe, near Cushlough ().Course of the River Robe, Ordnance Survey, Ireland. Retrieved: 2010-08-06.
See also Rivers of Ireland List of rivers of County Mayo
References
External links
The River Robe, poem by Lord Oranmore and Browne. On the Banks of the Robe River and More Claremorris Memories by Michael J. Reidy. Dáil written answer concerning flooding by the Robe Fishing in Mayo