The Womanagh River (Irish: ''An Uaimneach'') is a river in

County Cork County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns a ...

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Course

The Womanagh River rises on Knockastrickeen and flows eastwards through

Ladysbridge Ladysbridge (), known for census purposes as Knockglass (), is a village in County Cork, Ireland. As of the 2016 census, the area had a population of 658 people. The village of Ladysbridge lies at the junction of the R632 and R633 regional r ...

and loops around northwards, eastwards and southwards. It passes under the R633 at the Cromponn Bridge and flows into the

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Wildlife

Fish include brown trout, salmon, brook lamprey, stickleback and stone loach.

Archaeology

A bronze sword was found in the river in 1883.

References

Rivers of County Cork {{Ireland-river-stub