River Mourne

River Mourne
River Mourne
	River Mourne at Victoria Bridge
Etymology	From Mugdorna, an ancient kingdom
Native name	An Mughdhorn (Irish)
Location
Country	Northern Ireland
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Northwest of Newtownstewart
Mouth
• location	Lough Foyle
Length	13 kilometres (8.1 mi)
Discharge
• average	21.1 m3/s (750 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River system	River Foyle

The River Mourne (Irish: An Mughdhorn) is a river in County Tyrone (between Strabane and Newtownstewart), Northern Ireland, and is a tributary of the River Foyle It is formed at the meetings of the River Derg and River Strule below Ardstraw.^[1] At Strabane it joins with the River Finn to form the River Foyle. Fishing is largely for salmon, grilse and sea trout. Other species such as Common Roach , Common Minnow, Northern Pike, European Eel, Perch and Sticklebacks can also be found in different stretches of the River on occasion. ^[1]

The traditional folk song "The Moorlough Shore" (also called The Maid of Mourne Shore) refers to names and places along the river.^[2]

The former GNR mainline bridge over the River Mourne at Victoria Bridge, County Tyrone originally constructed on the Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "River Mourne". Strabane Lifford Angling Development Association. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
^ "The Moorlough Shore" Archived 10 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 25 March 2013

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