The River Camoge or Camogue (; ga, An Chamóg) is a river in
Munster, Ireland, a tributary of the
Maigue, which is itself a
Shannon tributary.
Course
The River Camogue rises in
County Tipperary
County Tipperary ( ga, Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after t ...
near
Emly
Emly or Emlybeg () is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Clanwilliam. It is also an Ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.
It is situated on the R515 ...
. It enters County Limerick and is bridged by the
R513 ,
R514 and
R516 outside
Hospital, and meets the
Mahore River. It flows northwards through
Herbertstown and then turns westwards, flowing under the
R514,
R512 and
R511 before entering Greybridge, where it gives its name to the
Camogue Rovers GAA club. The Camogue flows on under the R516 and drains into the
Maigue in Anhid East, about upriver of
Croom
Croom () is a village in County Limerick, Ireland. It is located just off the N20 (which has bypassed the town since 2001) on the River Maigue. It is 8 km southeast of Adare on the N20.
History
Cromadh (now Croom) was a village in th ...
.
Wildlife
The River Camogue is a
brown trout fishery. Slurry pollution caused a major fish kill in 2015. It was formerly famous for the "Camogue Eels", sold in
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
as long ago as the 12th century.
See also
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Rivers of Ireland
Shown here are all the major rivers and tributaries of Ireland with their lengths (in kilometres and miles). Starting with the Northern Ireland rivers, and going in a clockwise direction, the rivers (and tributaries) are listed in regard to their ...
References
Rivers of County Limerick
Rivers of County Tipperary
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