Quiz: Can you name these Irish rivers from above?

The past 30 years have seen a sharp decline in the quality of Ireland’s rivers, according to a new report.

THE QUALITY OF almost half of Ireland’s lakes and rivers are deemed to be unsatisfactory, according to a new report released this week.

The past 30 years have seen a sharp decline in the quality of Ireland’s rivers. In the late 1980s there were over 500 rivers considered to be in pristine condition. That number has fallen to 20 rivers with that status.

Let’s test your knowledge of them…

Let's start with an easy one. What river is this?

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River Lee

River Liffey

River Shannon

River Moy

The river flows through Waterford - what is it called?

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River Lee

River Barrow

River Main

River Suir

That river soon meets another before flowing out to sea - which one?

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River Nore

River Barrow

River Avoca

River Suck

This river can cause some flood headaches in the sunny southeastern town pictured. A little further down it becomes much wider and more shallow. It's the...

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River Avoca

River Slaney

River Vartry

River Blackwater

A lough, not a river, but we'll allow it. This is over in the northwestern part of the country, where they are plentiful. It's...

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Lough Gill

Lough Allen

Lough Arrow

Lough Key

This is one of the country's shortest rivers, and flows through a major city in the west. It's...

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River Cong

River Suir

River Shannon

River Corrib

This is the point in Co Wicklow where the Avonbeg and Avonmore meet to form the Avoca. It's called...

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Avondale

Avonpoint

The Meeting of The Waters

Yer Da Sells Avon

We should really allow canals in as well, shouldn't we? You might hear singing all along the banks of this one...

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The Grand Canal

The Royal Canal

The Dublin Canal

The Luke Kelly Memorial Canal

This is a particularly famous bend in which river?

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River Bendy

River Lagan

River Boyne

River Liffey

We've mentioned two of the Three Sisters. Who's missing?

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Moy

Nore

Kim

Khloe

A tricky one to end on: Which river is this?

River Lee

River Boyne

River Shannon

River Liffey

Answer all the questions to see your result!

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You scored out of !

You are the human embodiment of the mighty Amazon

Honestly no idea how you get them all right. Fair play.

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You scored out of !

Top dog!

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You scored out of !

Clever cat

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What are ewe doing?

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You scored out of !

Turtley awful

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