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The River Rye or Ryewater ((アイルランド語:Abhainn na Rí)〔()〕) is a tributary of the River Liffey. It rises in County Kildare, flowing south-east for 12 miles. Although the river has been drained it is generally fast flowing over a stoney bottom.〔( Fishing Information: Rye Water )〕 The Rye's major tributary is the Lyreen. ==Route== The Rye runs north of Kilcock and Maynooth. Maynooth Castle is built between the Lyreen and another smaller tributary of the Rye.〔(Kildare Local History: Manor Mills )〕 The Lyreen and Rye meet to the east of Maynooth and flow on through the estate of Carton House. In the estate, the river was widened to form an ornamental lake within the Georgian parklands, further enhanced by an ornamental bridge and boathouse. The river then flows behind Intel Ireland where Intel have been monitoring the water quality since 1989.〔(Intel celebrates the remarkable Rye River )〕 Near Louisa Bridge in Leixlip the waters from the Leixlip Spa flow into Rye River. The Rye then flows under the Royal Canal, which is carried in the Leixlip aqueduct almost 100 feet (30m) above. The aqueduct is in fact an earth embankment, which took six years to build in the 1790s.〔(The Royal Canal Route: Leixlip to Kilcock )〕 The Rye then descends into the heart of Leixlip. Here the river was harnessed by mills. In 1758, the site was used as a linen printing mill.〔(Leixlip Chronology 1750-80 )〕 Later the Rye Vale distillery was built, producing more than 20,000 gallons of whiskey annually in 1837.〔(A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837 )〕 The distillery finally closed for good in the 1890s〔(Hidden Gems:Rye vale Distillery Leixlip )〕 and the distillery has since been converted into apartments.〔(Industrial Heritage Ireland: Leixlip Distillery )〕 The Rye then flows under the Rye Bridge to the confluence with the Liffey near the existing Boat House in Leixlip demesne.〔(Leixlip around 1798 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「River Rye (Ireland)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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