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River Erne
river, Ireland-United Kingdom
River Erne, river in northwestern Ireland and southwestern Northern Ireland. It rises in Lough (lake) Gowna, County Longford (Ireland), and flows into Upper and Lower Lough Erne via Enniskillen in the district of Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The river then reenters Ireland before reaching Donegal Bay. It is 64 miles (103 km) long.
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