River Robe (Ireland)


The River Robe is a river in County Mayo, Ireland.
It rises near Ballyhaunis, then flows generally west for, where it drains into Lough Mask.
The river's name in Irish is An Róba, first recorded as Rodba in medieval manuscripts.
The river is the longest tributary of Lough Mask and it drains 320 square kilometres of south Mayo.
The Robe's Environmental Protection Agency River ID is 30_1579.

Course of the river

The Robe rises about five kilometres southwest of Ballyhaunis and follows a meandering path southwest through the townland of Keebagh and Brickens village. It turns gently to the west between Tootagh and Garryduff and continues west between Claremorris and Ballindine. It meanders in serpentine coils beside the R331 road, passing spelled Tagheen">Taugheen, from where it begins its southwesterly descent to Hollymount. From there, the river winds in broad loops before descending southwestwards into Ballinrobe. The Robe empties into Lough Mask, four kilometres west of Ballinrobe, near Cushlough.