The River Camlin (
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
''An Chamlinn'' - Crooked Pool) is a tributary of the
River Shannon. Rising near
Granard
Granard () is a town in the north of County Longford, Ireland, and has a traceable history going back to AD 236. It is situated just south of the boundary between the watersheds of the Shannon and the Erne, at the point where the N55 nation ...
, it flows through
Clonbroney,
Ballinalee
Ballinalee (), sometimes known as Saint Johnstown, is a village in north County Longford, Ireland. It is situated on the River Camlin, and falls within the civil parish of Clonbroney. As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 347 ...
,
Killoe and
Longford 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
Abbeylara () is a village in the easternmost portion of County Longford, Ireland, located about three kilometers east of Granard on the R396 regional road. Its name is derived from a monastery, the great Abbey of Lerha, founded in 1205 by ...
.
Fishing in the camlin can be good, it includes good stocks of pike, roach and is known to produce some nice
brown trout from
Lough Ree
Lough Ree () is a lake in the midlands of Ireland, the second of the three major lakes on the River Shannon. Lough Ree is the second largest lake on the Shannon after Lough Derg. The other two major lakes are Lough Allen to the north, and Lou ...
.
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