Colligan River

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 km^2 (42 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• average	33.1 m^3/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

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

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

Parish

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

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

• Rivers of Ireland

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