Leitrim

[omaghjoe]

Right lads, lets get it sorted out once and for all about this Armagh coastline stuff.

Tidal's out obviously, cos I think that I even heard once that Lough Neagh is tidal.

If its salt water then does brackish water count? which would defo include Limerick,probably Kilkenny and maybe even Carlow

So brackish water is in, we should include level of salinity?

Any more thoughts or criteria we should establish?

The Clanrye river is not exactly the Amazon, it is to the great rivers of the world as Cullyhanna is to the great cities. Unlike the great rivers of the world it does not lead to a great dilution of salt nor change the character of the sea.

While Armagh is marine, Carlow is merely riparian.

I was looking at google maps there and I would doubt that any water with any much level of salinity touches land in Armagh. Could well be wrong of course. Maybe  at high tide this time of year after a dry summer. Or maybe there is some islands that appear in low tide in Carlingford Lough that you could claim, you might have a hope.

Otherwise I think Leitrim has the title

But here's another way of looking at it... are louth and Down neighbouring counties? If not then title goes to Armagh,.... or maybe Kilkenny.....but that would mean Wexford and Waterford arent neighbours either.

Anyway I think you should pop down to narrow water, get some water and distribute to a group of willing people and ask them to drink it. If they declare it seawater then you've a coast and no one will ever be able to doubt Armagh's coast again.

If Wexford and Waterford aren't neughbours, does that mean Armagh and Tyrone aren't neighbours either?

No

[omaghjoe]

Anyway I think you should pop down to narrow water, get some water and distribute to a group of willing people and ask them to drink it. If they declare it seawater then you've a coast and no one will ever be able to doubt Armagh's coast again.

The Clanrye may not be the King of Rivers, but originates in Down and flows though Newry, and no sane person could be willing to drink the contents deposited at its mouth. A purely lab test is needed.

Is it seawater or river water? If it was seawater then Newry pollution shouldnt be a problem....

But if you wanna work away with a lab test you do that. Make sure to verify the sample location by GPS and to take multiple samples at various tide heights and river flow rates.

I will give your suggestion a response with the urgency it deserves.

Well its up to yourself... Armagh's costal status depends on it

[armaghniac]

Anyway I think you should pop down to narrow water, get some water and distribute to a group of willing people and ask them to drink it. If they declare it seawater then you've a coast and no one will ever be able to doubt Armagh's coast again.

The Clanrye may not be the King of Rivers, but originates in Down and flows though Newry, and no sane person could be willing to drink the contents deposited at its mouth. A purely lab test is needed.

Is it seawater or river water? If it was seawater then Newry pollution shouldnt be a problem....

But if you wanna work away with a lab test you do that. Make sure to verify the sample location by GPS and to take multiple samples at various tide heights and river flow rates.

I will give your suggestion a response with the urgency it deserves.

Well its up to yourself... Armagh's costal status depends on it

Not at all, Armagh's coastal status is there, or not. Indeed some delay on my part may allow a rise in  sea level owing to global warming. I look forward to the salt water washing clean the ground floor of St Colman's college.

[AZOffaly]

Right lads, lets get it sorted out once and for all about this Armagh coastline stuff.

Tidal's out obviously, cos I think that I even heard once that Lough Neagh is tidal.

If its salt water then does brackish water count? which would defo include Limerick,probably Kilkenny and maybe even Carlow

So brackish water is in, we should include level of salinity?

Any more thoughts or criteria we should establish?

I don't see there's any doubt about Limerick. Foynes, home of the Flying Boat Museum is a good bit down the Shannon Estuary, and Glin is even more westerly.

[muppet]

Ok to answer this important question, I did an empirical study of Irish Coastlines (EasyTiger school of Scientific Method).

Then I scrapped that and tried entering the parameters listed in bold below, into Google. A quick summary of the results on the first page of each search is listed.

Leitrim Coastline

Top hit: Tullaghan - some town on the Leitrim coast (3 different hits for this place)
Wiki- Leitrim coastline is only 2.5km long
Leitrim tourism.com - Leitrim coastline is only 4km long
DiscoverIreland.com - Leitrim coastline is only 5km long

Meath Coastline

Top hit: Wiki - no mention
patrickcomerford.com - Laytown, Bettystown and Mornington share a three-kilometre stretch of beach that makes up 40% of Co Meath's short coastline
Numerous links - mentions Meath coastline but no length given
Meath.ie - Although seven miles long, Meath's coastline is a microcosm of coastal life, cultural and physical.
Louth holidays.com - With over 70km of coastline, Louth has several Blue Flag sandy beaches offering unrivalled family fun, activitives and water sports.

Limerick Coastline

Top hit: Picturesofireland.net - Limerick coastline, Foynes
Many links referring to the coastline, but no length given.
IFTN.ie (The Irish Film & Television Network!) - County Limerick has a small stretch of coastline from the Shannon Estuary leading on..

Monaghan Coastline

Top hit: Roughguides.com - Monaghan's few towns offer little of interest.....drab coastline (Although further research shows this refers to Louth)
irishtimes.ie -  It's also one of the few that has neither a coastline nor contact with the ..
gaaboard.com - Monaghan's coastline was seized by Louth
greensodireland.ie - Facts about County Monaghan ... Monaghan, an inland county in the province of Ulster, is bounded by counties Tyrone, ... 0 % of the Coastline of Ireland *

Kilkenny Coastline

Top hit: askaboutireland.ie - The county has no extended coastline, and only has access to the sea at Belview Port on the Suir Estuary and via New Ross on the River Barrow
gaaboard.com - So Armagh has a coastline? Yes, the shortest coastline of any county in Ireland.
kilkennyguide.eu - The landlocked county of Kilkenny has no coastline, and is predominantly low lying

Armagh Coastline

Top hit: gaaboard.com - Armagh has a shorter coastline.. Is there anyone in Mayo who is not partitionist?
answers.yahoo.com - It touches the coast at the end of Newry canal for about a half mile to the Louth border
usedcarsni.com - Used Swift Coastline Items in Armagh, Northern Ireland for sale on Used Cars NI
wiki - County Down - The county has a coastline along Belfast Lough to the north and Carlingford .....
emeraldisletour.com - Down vies with Antrim for winner of the best coastline in Northern Ireland....
gocoastal.co.uk - Holiday accommodation within a short drive to the Armagh coastline....
irishtimes.com - Clarke elected as Archbishop of Armagh - cites Anthony Fearon as his spiritual hero

Tyrone Coastline

Top hit: usedcarsni.com - Used Swift Coastline Items in Tyrone, Northern Ireland for sale on Used Cars NI.
usedcarsni.com - Used Coastline cars for sale in Tyrone. Second hand Coastline cars in Tyrone
greensodireland.ie - Facts about County Tyrone ... Tyrone. Tyrone is the largest county in Northern Ireland with Omagh as its county town. The town ... 0 % of the Coastline of Ireland *
askaboutireland.ie - The capital town of the county is Lifford. The coastline of Co. Donegal is the longest in ...

[omaghjoe]

Ok to answer this important question, I did an empirical study of Irish Coastlines (EasyTiger school of Scientific Method).

Muppet what can I say?.... you never fail to deliver