River Moyola
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The River Moyola or Moyola River stretches for approximately 27 miles from the Sperrin Mountains to Lough Neagh
. The Moyola starts a small river (3-5m) for the first few miles of its length and proceeds to expand to a medium sized river (5-20m) and then to a large river (20m+) for its last couple of miles before entering Lough Neagh.
In ancient times, the River Moyola was known as the 'Bior', and served as the border between the Airgialla
n kingdoms of Fir Li and Ui Tuirtri.
Moyola may derive from the Irish Maigh Fhoghlach, meaning ‘plain of plundering’. Later, it was known as Abhainn na Scríne, ‘river of Ballinascreen’.
According to Deirdre and Laurence Flanagan in their book, Irish Place Names, the River Moyola dervies its name from Magh nÉola, meaning Éolas Plain.
Lough Neagh
Lough Neagh, sometimes Loch Neagh, is a large freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. Its name comes .-Geography:With an area of , it is the largest lake in the British Isles and ranks among the forty largest lakes of Europe. Located twenty miles to the west of Belfast, it is approximately twenty...
. The Moyola starts a small river (3-5m) for the first few miles of its length and proceeds to expand to a medium sized river (5-20m) and then to a large river (20m+) for its last couple of miles before entering Lough Neagh.
In ancient times, the River Moyola was known as the 'Bior', and served as the border between the Airgialla
Airgíalla
Airgíalla or Airgialla was the name of an Irish federation and Irish kingdom which first formed around the 7th century...
n kingdoms of Fir Li and Ui Tuirtri.
Moyola may derive from the Irish Maigh Fhoghlach, meaning ‘plain of plundering’. Later, it was known as Abhainn na Scríne, ‘river of Ballinascreen’.
According to Deirdre and Laurence Flanagan in their book, Irish Place Names, the River Moyola dervies its name from Magh nÉola, meaning Éolas Plain.