River Annalee
River in County Cavan, Ireland, tributary of the Erne
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| River Annalee | |
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River Annalee, Butlersbridge | |
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| Native name | Abhainn na hEoghancha (Irish) |
| Location | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lough Sillan, County Cavan |
| Mouth | |
• location | Atlantic Ocean via River Erne |
| Length | 67.19 km (41.75 mi) |
| Basin size | 522 km2 (202 mi2) |
The River Annalee (Irish: Abhainn na hEoghancha) is a river in County Cavan, Ireland.
Course
The source of the approximately 60 km-long[1] river is Lough Sillan near Shercock[2] from which it flows westwards through Lough Tacker, and south of Cootehill, until it reaches Butlersbridge.[citation needed] To the west of the village the river then flows through a series of lakes, before its confluence with the River Erne.[3]
Tributaries
The Bunnoe and Laragh Rivers are two main tributaries that join the river below Cootehill, where it is also joined by the Dromore River.[citation needed] Other tributaries include the Knappagh, Madabawn and Cavan Rivers.[4]
Volumes
The flow or discharge of the river is measured in its lower reaches at Butlersbridge, river levels are also measured at Rathkenny and Derryheen Bridge. The catchment area to the gauging station at Butlersbridge is 774 square kilometres (299 mi2), which with an annual average rainfall of 1,020 millimetres (40 in), yields an average flow of 13.7 cubic metres per second (480 cu ft/s). The maximum recorded flow between 1955 and 2012 was 107 cubic metres per second (3,800 cu ft/s) on 30 November 1995.[5]
Etymology
The Irish name for the river is Abhainn na hEoghanach, which originates from the name of the historical district to the north of the river known as An Eoghanach, a district sometimes anglicised as Owenagh.[6] The anglicised name of the river derives from one of the townlands through which it flows, namely Annaghlee (Eanach Lao).[7]
Leisure
History
In September 1895 Charles Joseph Fay, former Home Rule League MP for Cavan, drowned in the River Annalee. It is believed that he lost his way in the dark, traveling home from Cootehill fair.[10]
