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The River Boyne -LRB- An Bhoinn or Abhainn na Boinne -RRB- is a river in Leinster , Ireland , the course of which is about 112 km long .. Leinster. Leinster. Ireland. Republic of Ireland. It rises at Trinity Well , Newberry Hall , near Carbury , County Kildare , and flows towards the Northeast through County Meath to reach the Irish Sea between Mornington , County Meath and Baltray , County Louth .. Carbury. Carbury. County Kildare. County Kildare. Irish Sea. Irish Sea. Mornington. Mornington, County Meath. County Meath. County Meath. Baltray. Baltray. County Louth. County Louth. Salmon and trout can be caught in the river , which is surrounded by the Boyne Valley .. Salmon. Salmon. trout. trout. It is crossed just west of Drogheda by the Boyne River Bridge that carries the M1 motorway and by the Boyne Viaduct that carries the Dublin-Belfast railway line to the east .. Drogheda. Drogheda. Boyne River Bridge. Boyne River Bridge. M1 motorway ( Republic of Ireland ). motorway. motorway. Boyne Viaduct. Boyne Viaduct. Dublin. Dublin. Belfast. Belfast. The catchment area of the River Boyne is 2,695 km2 .. The long term average flow rate of the River Boyne is 38.8 Cubic Metres per second -LRB- m3 / s -RRB-. Despite its short course , the Boyne has historical , archaeological and mythical connotations .. The Battle of the Boyne , a major battle in Irish history , took place along the Boyne near Drogheda in 1690 during the Williamite war in Ireland .. Ireland. Republic of Ireland. Drogheda. Drogheda. Battle of the Boyne. Battle of the Boyne. Irish history. History of Ireland. Williamite war in Ireland. Williamite war in Ireland. It passes near the ancient city of Trim , Trim Castle , the Hill of Tara -LRB- the ancient capital of the High King of Ireland -RRB- , Navan , the Hill of Slane , Bru na Boinne -LRB- an ancient temple -RRB- , Mellifont Abbey , and the medieval city of Drogheda .. Ireland. Republic of Ireland. Drogheda. Drogheda. Trim. Trim, County Meath. Trim Castle. Trim Castle. Hill of Tara. Hill of Tara. Navan. Navan. Slane. Slane. Bru na Boinne. Bru na Boinne. Mellifont Abbey. Mellifont Abbey. In the Boyne Valley can also be found other historical and archaeological monuments , like Loughcrew , Kells , Celtic crosses , castles , and more .. Kells. Kells, County Meath. This river has been known since ancient times .. The Greek geographer Ptolemy drew a map of Ireland in the 2nd century which included the Boyne , which he called Βουουινδα -LRB- Bououinda -RRB- , and somewhat later Giraldus Cambrensis called it Boandus .. Ireland. Republic of Ireland. Ptolemy. Ptolemy. Giraldus Cambrensis. Giraldus Cambrensis. In Irish mythology it is said that the river was created by the goddess Boann -LRB- ` queen ' or ` goddess ' -RRB- , according to F. Dinneen , lexicographer of the Irish Gaelic language , and Boyne is an anglicised form of the name .. Boann. Boann. Irish mythology. Irish mythology. goddess. goddess. In other legends , it was in this river where Fionn mac Cumhail captured Fiontan , the Salmon of Knowledge .. Salmon. Salmon. Fionn mac Cumhail. Fionn mac Cumhail. Salmon of Knowledge. Salmon of Knowledge. The Meath section of the Boyne was also known as `` Smior Fionn Feidhlimthe '' -LRB- the ` marrow of Fionn Feilim ' -RRB- .