Mulkear River

Mulcair (An Mhaoilchearn)
Mulkear
River
River Mulcair Weir, Annacotty
Name origin: Irish maol + cearn, "obtuse angle"
Country Ireland
Part of Shannon
Tributaries
 - right River Slievenohera
Source Slieve Felim Mountains

Silvermine Mountains

Mouth
 - elevation 8 m (26 ft)
 - coordinates 52°40′50″N 08°32′45″W / 52.68056°N 8.54583°W / 52.68056; -8.54583Coordinates: 52°40′50″N 08°32′45″W / 52.68056°N 8.54583°W / 52.68056; -8.54583
Length 21.5 km (13 mi)
Basin 650 km2 (251 sq mi)
Discharge
 - average 12.55 m3/s (443 cu ft/s)

The River Mulcair, or Mulkear, rises in the Slieve Felim Mountains and Silvermine Mountains in Ireland, flows through the east of County Limerick before joining the River Shannon near Annacotty. It flows through Counties Limerick and Tipperary. The principal tributaries are the Dead River, the Bilboa River and the Newport River (Tipperary).[1]

The River Mulcair is an Atlantic salmon and brown trout river with a March 1 to September 30 fishing season.[2] The river is currently designated as catch and release for Salmon.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Mulcair(Mulkear) LIFE The Mulcair River » Mulcair(Mulkear) LIFE". mulkearlife.com. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  2. ↑ "River Mulcair Guide - Salmon Rivers - Salmon Ireland". Archived from the original on 2009-10-23. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  3. ↑ "The Mulcair River is currently Catch & Release – Mulcair(Mulkear) Anglers". mulkearanglers.com. Retrieved 2016-02-07.


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