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Rising on the slopes of Borrisnoe mountain, just north of Templemore in County Tipperary , the Suir bisects the county as it flows south through towns such as Thurles and Holycross with its renowned Abbey . Merging with the rivers Aherlow and Tar , it turns east at the Comeragh Mountains , forming the border between County Waterford and County Kilkenny , lying between the limestone lowlands to the north, and the Comeragh Mountains to the south. It then passes through Clonmel and Carrick-on-Suir before reaching Waterford and the estuary of Waterford Harbour as it meets the River Barrow . Together with the River Nore and the River Barrow, the river is one of the trio known as The Three Sisters . Popular with anglers, it holds plentiful reserves of brown Trout and Salmon . The Suir is known in Irish as the ''Siúr'' and it is thought the present spelling in English with the u and i reversed is due to a mistake. Some people therefore feel that the spelling in English should be Siur and this spelling is occasionally seen. Quote On the side of a bridge over the Suir in Clonmel is a plaque containing the poem "Retrospect" by Charles Boland, written in 1892. :Do the feeble still venture to toddle, :to the quay and sit down on a balk, :and the Sun their old selves in the even :with the crows cawing loud in the trees :that's the spot. I think. Outside of heaven :where a heart wearied out would find ease. |
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