Cladagh River
Swanlinbar River
Native nameAn Chlaideach (Irish)
Location
CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom
ProvinceUlster
RegionNorthern Ireland
CountiesCounty Cavan, County Fermanagh
VillageSwanlinbar
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationCuilcagh Mountain, County Cavan
Source confluence 
  locationH143 259 Irish Grid
  coordinates54°10′54.90″N 7°46′54.23″W / 54.1819167°N 7.7817306°W / 54.1819167; -7.7817306
  elevation265 m (869 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Upper Lough Erne, County Fermanagh

The Cladagh River (Irish: An Chlaideach or "washing river"[1]), Claddagh or Swanlinbar River, is a moderately large river which forms from a number of small streams rising in Commas townland on the south-eastern slopes of Cuilcagh Mountain, County Cavan, and flows through the village of Swanlinbar, before crossing the border into County Fermanagh and eventually flowing into Upper Lough Erne. It is ultra-oligotrophic upstream before gradually becoming oligotrophic and oligo-mesotrophic through its middle and lower reaches.[2]

Environment

The river is a designated Special Area of Conservation.[2] The vegetation includes Ranunculetum fluitantis, Callitriche and Ranunculus peltatus. The river contains one of the largest surviving populations in Northern Ireland of the freshwater pearl mussel. The mussels, estimated to be a minimum of 10,000 in number, are confined to a 6 km (3.7 mi) stretch of undisturbed river in the middle section.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Illustrations of Townlands in Maps". Ulster Placenames – Celebrating Ulster's Townlands. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cladagh (Swanlinbar) River". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 2 August 2008. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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