Mulkear River

Mulkear (An Mhaoilchearn)
Mulcair
River
River Mulkear Weir, Annacotty
Name origin: Irish maol + cern, "obtuse angle"
Country Ireland
Part of Shannon
Tributaries
 - right River Slievenohera
Source Silvermine Mountains
Mouth
 - elevation 8 m (26 ft)
 - coordinates 52°40′50″N 08°32′45″W / 52.68056°N 8.54583°W / 52.68056; -8.54583Coordinates: 52°40′50″N 08°32′45″W / 52.68056°N 8.54583°W / 52.68056; -8.54583
Length 21.5 km (13 mi)
Basin 650 km2 (251 sq mi)
Discharge
 - average 12.55 m3/s (443 cu ft/s)

The Mulkear River, or Mulcair, rises in the Slievefelim and Silvermine Mountains in Ireland, flows through the east of County Limerick before joining the River Shannon near Annacotty. It flows through Counties Limerick and Tipperary. The principal tributaries are the Dead River, the Bilboa River and the Newport River (Tipperary).[1]

The Mulkear River is an Atlantic salmon and brown trout river with a March 1 to September 30 fishing season.[2] The river is currently designated as catch and release for Salmon.[3]

References

  1. "Mulkear LIFE The Mulkear River » Mulkear LIFE". mulkearlife.com. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  2. "River Mulcair Guide - Salmon Rivers - Salmon Ireland". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  3. "The Mulkear River is currently Catch & Release Mulkear Anglers". mulkearanglers.com. Retrieved 2016-02-07.

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