The River Camlin (
Irish ''An Chamlinn'' - Crooked Pool) is a tributary of the
River Shannon
The River Shannon ( ga, Abhainn na Sionainne, ', '), at in length, is the longest river in the British Isles. It drains the Shannon River Basin, which has an area of , – approximately one fifth of the area of the island of Ireland.
The Shan ...
. Rising near
Granard, it flows through
Clonbroney,
Ballinalee,
Killoe and
Longford
Longford () is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It has a population of 10,008 according to the 2016 census. It is the biggest town in the county and about one third of the county's population lives there. Longford lies at the meet ...
Town before its two branch distributaries enter the Shannon.
The Camlin is navigable for part of its course. Its source is around the village of
Abbeylara.
Fishing in the camlin can be good, it includes good stocks of pike, roach and is known to produce some nice
brown trout
The brown trout (''Salmo trutta'') is a European species of salmonid fish that has been widely introduced into suitable environments globally. It includes purely freshwater populations, referred to as the riverine ecotype, ''Salmo trutta'' morph ...
from
Lough Ree.
Perch, eel and rudd also live in the river.
External links
Longford.ie - Things to Do & See - Camlin River
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Camlin
Tributaries of the River Shannon