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We have rivers in Ireland too! And perversely, global warming seems to be giving us more rain than ever - whilst Spain is desertifying....
Let's do a deal - we'll give you 100 litres of water for every litre of wine...

notes from no w here

by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot dotty communists) on Tue Nov 17th, 2009 at 06:36:13 PM EST
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Re: Jeebus! (none / 0)

The map is of the river basins that adjoin the great European Watershed between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean and the watersheds between the major seas (North Sea, Baltic Sea, Caspian, Black...). All of Ireland's rivers go to the Atlantic.

Unless you insist on considering the Irish Sea basin... :P

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Nov 18th, 2009 at 04:14:38 AM EST
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Oh how ignorant are the mighty! (4.00 / 2)

You forget the great watershed in the bog beside my home town which separates the Boyne - into the Irish Sea - and the Figile which flows into the Barrow and then the Celtic Sea.

And what about the Shannon - the Greatest river in North West Europe?

notes from no w here

by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot dotty communists) on Wed Nov 18th, 2009 at 05:40:07 AM EST
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Re: Oh how ignorant are the mighty! (none / 1)

Ignorance knows no watersheds.

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Nov 18th, 2009 at 05:42:15 AM EST
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