| Clady River | |
|---|---|
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Gweefish.jpg) Men fishing on the Clady River near The Gweedore Court Hotel (formerly known as The Gweedore Hotel). Errigal can be seen towering in the background. | |
| Etymology | Irish: An Chláidigh, meaning 'the One Who Washes' or 'the Strong-Flowing One'[1]) |
| Native name | An Chláidigh (Irish) |
| Location | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Barony | Kilmacrenan |
| District | Gweedore (Irish: Gaoth Dobhair) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lower Lough Nacung |
| Mouth | Crolly River (also known as the Gweedore River) |
• location | Bunbeg |
• coordinates | 55°03′28″N 8°18′56″W / 55.0579°N 8.3155°W |
| Length | 5 miles (8 kilometres) approx. |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Crolly River |
The Clady River (Irish: An Chláidigh, meaning 'the One Who Washes' or 'the Strong-Flowing One'[1]) is a small river in Gweedore (Irish: Gaoth Dobhair), a district in the north-west of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland.[1][2][3][4] The river flows entirely within the Civil Parish of Tullaghobegly (Irish: Tulacha Beigile).[5]
- ^ a b c Patrick McKay, A Dictionary of Ulster Place-Names, p. 41. The Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, 1999.
- ^ Discovery Series Sheet 1 (Fourth Edition). Ordnance Survey of Ireland (O.S.I.), Dublin, 2012.
- ^ Angling Ireland: The Rivers Clady & Crolly (Gweedore). https://fishinginireland.info/salmon/north/clady-crolly/
- ^ National Library of Ireland Catalogue - The Lawrence Collection: Clady River, Gweedore, Co. Donegal. http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000324809?ui=standard
- ^ Townlands.ie: Civil Parish of Tulacha Beigile, Co. Donegal. https://www.townlands.ie/donegal/tulacha-beigile/