River Cladagh (Swanlinbar)

This article is about the river which flows from County Cavan, Republic of Ireland into Upper Lough Erne in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. For the County Fermanagh river which flows from Marble Arch Caves to the Arney River, see River Cladagh.

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]

  1. ^ "Illustrations of Townlands in Maps". Ulster Placenames – Celebrating Ulster's Townlands. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference JNCC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).