Talk:River Barrow

Irish name
The Irish name is An Bhearú!! (acc. to Gasaitéar na hÉireann, logainm.ie) I've never seen Barra anywhere. Bearb(h)a is the old spelling. It is the same name as the River Bervie in Scotland. Cmconraoi (talk) 20:44, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

Most Prominent?

 * What does "Most Prominent" mean? The Barrow is marginally longer than the Suir, but has a much smaller flow rate, about the same as the Nore. The River Suir flowing through Waterford City hardly looks less prominent than the Barrow (at any stage). I will remove the "Most Prominent" statement.Johnnyf1nn (talk) 22:23, 10 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Needs expanding; references. Sarah777 (talk) 20:59, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Well, we have not defined "Barrow" sufficiently. From what I can see the Barrow is the main river. The estuary is called "the Barrow Estuary" or "the Waterford Estuary." Considering the Barrow near its source, it runs downstream to the south. It is joined by the Nore from the right, which makes the Nore a right-bank tributary. The Nore ENDS there. The Barrow continues south made more prominent by the waters of the Nore. Now from the right comes the Suir. That makes the Suir another right-bank tributary. The Suir ends at the junction. The Barrow goes on to the sea more prominent than either the Suir or the Nore. The prominence of the Suir IS the prominence of the Barrow below the junction. We endorse this view in the box by calling the Nore and the Suir tributaries. I got no doubt that the Suir is more prominent than the upper Barrow, but that is not the point. The mighty Barrow Estuary beats all the tributaries in prominence. Barrow forever! Hip, hip .... But now, the "Three Sister" terminology is somewhat confusing to me. Are they to be considered one sister at a time independently or as a united trinity of sisters? Frankly it sounds a bit Celtic and a bit pagan to me. As has been suggested above I think this local usage should be explained. I'm very confused. Perhaps we might start with what and where is the Barrow.Botteville (talk) 02:29, 30 May 2016 (UTC)