From mountain to the sea, the Ahare River also known as the Inch or Kilgorman river meets up with the Clonogue river and continues its journey to the sea at Castletown. The river back in 1885 was referred to as being abundant in Salmon and Trout ( “ About Wexford, Country Guide and Directory 1885”)
My tale of the Ahare river in North Co Wexford started as a child when I first connected with the river while on farmhouse holidays in Castletown. The river ran past the farm and as children we loved to explore the dell which ran down to the river and had many fun filled adventures. I
Our river didn’t have a name. It still doesn’t. Though fed by a large spring and several farm drainage pipes, I suppose it wasn’t a river; more of a fast-flowing stream. But to me, as an undergrown child, it was a river. It was the obstacle I had to jump over on little legs. I
“Pull up the catch Tom!” said Sean O’Mhurchu. Tom quickly reeled in the catch. “We got something!” he shouted, but it wriggled away before he could place a hand on it. As he caught his breath, a wave washed over the boat and all the fish they had caught during the day fell out of
“Who do you think you are?” “I’m the Ballybrennan Canal, and just because I’m small, doesn’t mean I’m not important. After all, I’m here since 1854 and I’m part of the South Slob network in Wexford. I’m the one that leads the way from the pumphouse at Drinagh to the estate farm at Ballybrennan .
Trickling waters o’er rocky stone, With trees there to shelter its flow. With sands and pebbles to cushion its bed, ’twas a tranquil haven, of beauty and show. Birds sweetly singing And minnows there swimming, And cows, their bellies they fill. The Bann with its beauty, Moves along smoothly, Come Winter, Summer or Spring. With