Rivers of Cork
Cork is a very big county, 7,457km squared, and has some fascinating geographical features.
The River Lee has its source in the Shehy Mountains on the Cork-Kerry border. It flows eastwards towards Cork City and enters the sea at Cork Harbour.
The River Blackwater, or the Munster Blackwater as it is sometimes known, flows through the counties of Kerry, Cork and Waterford. It is 120 kilometres in length and has a catchment area of roughly 1,920 kilometres squared.
River Bandon
The River Bandon flows from west to east Cork before reaching the sea at Kinsale.
Image courtesy of www.marinas.comRiver Bandon
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River Bandon
The River Bandon flows from west to east Cork before reaching the sea at Kinsale.
Image courtesy of www.marinas.comThe Blackwater is a good river for fishing salmon in the spring, summer and autumn seasons. This is a big fast-flowing river catering for all methods of angling but particularly suited to fly fishing. The salmon angling season opens on February 1st and ends on September 30th.
The River Bandon also rises in the Shehy Mountains which border Cork and Kerry. It flows through the towns of Dunmanway and Bandon before reaching the harbour in Kinsale.
The Bandon is also a very popular fishing site with salmon and trout being the most likely catches.
Cork Mountains
The Shehy Mountains on the Cork-Kerry border host the highest peak in Cork. It also acts as the source of both the River Lee and the Bandon River.
The Galtee Mountains are located across parts of Tipperary, Limerick and Cork. They are Ireland's highest inland mountain range.
There are three main rivers to County Cork: the Blackwater, the Bandon and the Lee. An interesting fact about these three rivers is that they all flow west to east, each making a sudden right-angle turn to flow south into the sea.
The Blackwater and the Lee rise near the Cork-Kerry border and act as the natural drainage for most of the county.