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Colligan River

Coordinates: 52°12′50″N 7°36′01″W / 52.213932°N 7.600216°W / 52.213932; -7.600216
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Colligan River
Colligan River flowing under the N25 in Dungarvan
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Native nameAbhainn Choilligeáin (Irish)
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMonavallagh Mountains
Mouth 
 • location
Celtic Sea at Dungarvan
Length24 kilometres (15 mi)
Basin size108 square kilometres (42 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • average33.1 m3/s (1,170 cu ft/s)[2]

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]

Course

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The 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

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The Colligan River is a noted salmon and trout fishery.[8][9] It is also used for whitewater kayaking.[10]

Parish

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Colligan 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

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  1. ^ "South Eastern CFRAM Study HA17 Hydraulics Report - Dungarvan Model" (PDF). 13 August 2015.
  2. ^ "South Eastern CFRAM Study - HA17 Hydrology Report" (PDF). 12 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Abhainn Choilligeáin/Colligan River". logainm.ie.
  4. ^ "River Colligan". salmonireland.com.
  5. ^ "Colligan Wood - Greenane Loop - Activities - Walking - Looped Walks - All Ireland - Republic of Ireland - Waterford - Dungarvan". Discover Ireland.
  6. ^ "Fishing and Angling in Waterford Ireland". waterfordcottages.com.
  7. ^ "The Schools' Collection » Cullen, Tiobraid Árann".
  8. ^ Hearne, Nancy. "Man prosecuted for illegal netting of salmon on the river Colligan, Dungarvan. - Press releases - About us". fisheriesireland.ie.
  9. ^ "Fishing in Ireland. An angler's guide to the best fishing in Ireland". fishinginireland.info.
  10. ^ www.irishwhitewater.com. "Colligan River Waterford". Irish WhiteWater.
  11. ^ "Coilligeán/Colligan". logainm.ie. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  12. ^ Power, Patrick (1937). Waterford and Lismore: a compendious history of the united diocese. Cork University Press. pp. 187, 189.
  13. ^ "Parishes | Kilgobinet". Diocese of Waterford & Lismore. Retrieved 14 December 2023.

See also

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52°12′50″N 7°36′01″W / 52.213932°N 7.600216°W / 52.213932; -7.600216