The Colligan River (Irish: Abhainn Choilligeáin[3]) is a fast-flowing river in Ireland, flowing through County Waterford.[4][5] It is reputed to be one of the fastest in Europe.[6][7]
| Colligan River | |
|---|---|
 Colligan River flowing under the N25 in Dungarvan | |
 | |
| Native name | Abhainn Choilligeáin (Irish) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Monavallagh Mountains |
| Mouth | |
• location | Celtic Sea at Dungarvan |
| Length | 24 km (15 mi) |
| Basin size | 108 km2 (42 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 33.1 m3/s (1,170 cu ft/s)[2] |
Course
editThe Colligan River rises in the Monavullagh Mountains, flows southwards under the Scart Bridge, passes under the N72 at Kildangan, and then turns eastwards into a wide estuary at Dungarvan. It is bridged by the N25 (The Bypass) and R911 (The Causeway) before entering the Celtic Sea.
Recreation
editThe Colligan River is a noted salmon and trout fishery.[8][9] It is also used for whitewater kayaking.[10]
Parish
editColligan gives its name to a civil parish northeast of Dungarvan in the barony of Decies-without-Drum.[11] There was formerly a roughly coterminous Catholic parish in the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore,[12] which gave its name to Colligan–Emmets GAA club. The Catholic parish was later merged with Kilgobinet parish.[13]
References
edit- ^ "South Eastern CFRAM Study HA17 Hydraulics Report - Dungarvan Model" (PDF). 13 August 2015.
- ^ "South Eastern CFRAM Study - HA17 Hydrology Report" (PDF). 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Abhainn Choilligeáin/Colligan River". logainm.ie.
- ^ "River Colligan". salmonireland.com.
- ^ "Colligan Wood - Greenane Loop - Activities - Walking - Looped Walks - All Ireland - Republic of Ireland - Waterford - Dungarvan". Discover Ireland.
- ^ "Fishing and Angling in Waterford Ireland". waterfordcottages.com.
- ^ "The Schools' Collection » Cullen, Tiobraid Árann".
- ^ Hearne, Nancy. "Man prosecuted for illegal netting of salmon on the river Colligan, Dungarvan. - Press releases - About us". fisheriesireland.ie.
- ^ "Fishing in Ireland. An angler's guide to the best fishing in Ireland". fishinginireland.info.
- ^ www.irishwhitewater.com. "Colligan River Waterford". Irish WhiteWater.
- ^ "Coilligeán/Colligan". logainm.ie. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Power, Patrick (1937). Waterford and Lismore: a compendious history of the united diocese. Cork University Press. pp. 187, 189.
- ^ "Parishes | Kilgobinet". Diocese of Waterford & Lismore. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
See also
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