River Funshion Explained

River Funshion
Name Etymology:Irish for "ash river"
Mouth Location:Fermoy, County Cork
Length:55.92km (34.75miles)
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Ireland
Subdivision Type2:Cities
Basin Size:334km2
Discharge1 Avg:10.045m3/s
Mouth:Munster Blackwater

The River Funshion (; Irish: Abhainn na Fuinseann[1]) is a river in Munster, Ireland, a tributary of the Munster Blackwater.[2]

Course

The River Funshion rises in the Galtee Mountains at Kilbeheny, near the County LimerickCounty Tipperary border.[3] It flows southwards past Galtee Castle and under the M8, crossing the R639. It then flows westwards and forms part of the County LimerickCounty Cork border, passing under the M8 again, and the R639 at Kilbeheny. It flows westwards through Mitchelstown Golf Club, north of the town. The Funshion passes under the N73 near Kildorrery, flowing southeast through Glanworth and again under the M8 and R639, draining into the Munster Blackwater about 3.5 km (2 mi) downriver of Fermoy.

Wildlife

The River Funshion is a brown trout and salmon fishery.[4] [5]

See also

References

52.3635°N -8.1631°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abhainn na Fuinseann/River Funshion. Logainm.ie.
  2. Web site: Explanation to Accompany Sheets 1-. Ireland Geological. Survey. 26 February 1861. H.M. Stationery Office. Google Books.
  3. Book: O'Mahony, Tony. Wildflowers of Cork City and County. 26 February 2009. Collins. 9781848890206. Google Books.
  4. Web site: Sampling Fish for the Water Framework Directive - Rivers 2009 . The Central and Regional Fisheries Board . 8 August 2021.
  5. Web site: Excavator Operator Convicted for Removal of Riverbed Material. Afloat ie. Team. afloat.ie.