River Dinan Explained

River Dinan
Name Etymology:Irish dianan, "fast/rapid river, flood"
Native Name:[1]
Name Other:River Dinin, River Deen
Length:39.83km (24.75miles)
Basin Size:153km2[2]
Discharge1 Avg:0.21m3/s[3]

The River Dinan, Deen or Dinin is a river in Ireland, flowing through County Kilkenny and County Laois.[4] [5]

Course

The Dinan rises in the southeast corner of County Laois, flowing westwards under the N78 at Ormond Bridge. It meets the Clogh River near the border with County Kilkenny and continues southwest under Massford Bridge. It flows through Castlecomer and continues southwest through the Kilkenny countryside, passing Jenkinstown Park[6] and flowing under the N77 and meeting the River Nore at Dunmore West, upstream of Kilkenny City. It gives its name to the Barony of Fassadinin ("Wilderness along the Dinin").[7]

Wildlife

Fish species include three-spined stickleback, Atlantic salmon, stone loach, brook lamprey and European river lamprey.[8] It is also home to many white trout, as recorded by Tim Pat Coogan in his memoir.[9]

According to local folklore, Saint Patrick cursed the reeds on the bank of the Dinan so that their tops were withered.[10]

See also

References

52.8232°N -7.0869°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: An Deighean/Dinin River. 14 December 2016. 27 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160827221027/http://www.logainm.ie/en/116243. live.
  2. Web site: Hydrological DataA listing of water level recordersand summary statistics at selected gauging stations . Environmental Protection Agency . Ireland . 27 October 2020 . 6 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151006211222/https://www.epa.ie/pubs/reports/water/flows/Hydrological%20Data%20Book%201995.pdf . live .
  3. Web site: Inspector's report on a waste water discharge licence application . Application for a Waste Water Discharge Licence from Carlow County Council, for the agglomeration named Fenagh, Reg. No, D0246-01 . 3 December 2009 . . 14 December 2016 . 20 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220114159/http://www.epa.ie/licences/lic_eDMS/090151b28031dbfd.pdf . live .
  4. Web site: Upper and Lower Lakes. 14 December 2016. 22 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161222025915/http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/environment-geography/physical-landscape/castlecomer-plateau/the-wandesforde-legacy/upper-and-lower-lakes/. live.
  5. Web site: My Kilkenny days: 1916-22. James J.. Comerford. 1 January 1980. Dinan Pub. Co.. Google Books. 3 October 2020. 17 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220517023901/https://books.google.com/books?id=FJ4VAQAAMAAJ&q=%22DINAN%22. live.
  6. Book: Wright, George Newenham. Ireland Illustrated: From Original Drawings. 34. River DINAN.. 1 January 1831. H. Fisher, son, and Jackson. Internet Archive.
  7. Web site: Archived copy . 14 December 2016 . 20 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220131218/http://www.wfdireland.ie/docs/1_River%20Basin%20Management%20Plans%202009%20-%202015/SERBD%20RBMP%202010/Water%20Management%20Unit%20Action%20Plans/Dinin%20WMU%20Mar%202010.pdf . dead .
  8. Web site: River Dinan - Kilkenny - Salmon Conservation Fund. Kealan. O'Higgins. 14 December 2016. 23 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161223134658/http://www.fisheriesireland.ie/Kilkenny/dinan-river.html. live.
  9. Book: Coogan, Tim Pat. A Memoir. 23 September 2008. Orion. 9780297857464. Google Books. 3 October 2020. 17 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220517023901/https://books.google.com/books?id=wTVSz0GkwVAC&q=%22DINAN%22&pg=PT21. live.
  10. Web site: The Schools' Collection » St Patricks Convent, Kilkenny. 14 December 2016. 20 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220135819/http://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4758538/4752719. live.

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