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| River Bandon | |
|---|---|
 Near Innishannon | |
| Native name | Abhainn na Bandan (Irish) |
| Location | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Shehy Mountains, County Cork |
| • elevation | 535 metres (1,755 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Celtic Sea at Kinsale Harbour |
| Length | 72 km (45 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 609 km2 (235 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 21.5 m3/s (760 cu ft/s) |
The River Bandon (Irish: Abhainn na Bandan, from ban-dea, meaning "goddess")[2] is a river in County Cork, Ireland.
The Bandon rises at Nowen Hill (one of the Shehy Mountains), to the north of Drimoleague. The river then flows to Dunmanway, before turning eastward towards the twin villages of Ballineen and Enniskean. It then makes its way through the centre of Bandon town, and on to Innishannon and Kilmacsimon, before draining into Kinsale Harbour on Ireland's south coast.
Tributaries include the Sally River and the Brewery River at Dunmanway, the "Small Blackwater" near Ballineen, and the Bridewell River at Bandon. The river is crossed by a total of 15 bridges (including two footbridges). There were also four railway bridges, one of which is still intact (on farmland near Dunmanway). The remains of the others—near Murragh, Bandon, and Innishannon—consist only of abutments and/or piers, with the spans having been removed.
- ^ "Go Fishing Ireland/Information/Shopping/Tides/Vacations/Accommodation/Restaurants". Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011. – gofishingIreland.com, River Bandon
- ^ PlaceNames NI: River Bann