River Dinan
River Dinin, River Deen
New Dinin Bridge
EtymologyIrish dianan, "fast/rapid river, flood"
Native nameAn Deighean (Irish)[1]
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationsoutheast County Laois
Mouth 
 • location
Celtic Sea via River Nore
Length39.83 kilometres (24.75 mi)
Basin size153 square kilometres (59 sq mi)[2]
Discharge 
 • average0.210 m3/s (7.4 cu ft/s)[3]

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

Course

Dinin Bridge, on the N77 north of Kilkenny City.

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

  1. ^ "An Deighean/Dinin River". Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Hydrological DataA listing of water level recordersand summary statistics at selected gauging stations" (PDF). Ireland: Environmental Protection Agency. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Inspector's report on a waste water discharge licence application" (PDF). Environmental Protection Agency. 3 December 2009. Application for a Waste Water Discharge Licence from Carlow County Council, for the agglomeration named Fenagh, Reg. No, D0246-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Upper and Lower Lakes". Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  5. ^ Comerford, James J. (1 January 1980). "My Kilkenny days: 1916-22". Dinan Pub. Co. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2020 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Wright, George Newenham (1 January 1831). Ireland Illustrated: From Original Drawings. H. Fisher, son, and Jackson. p. 34 – via Internet Archive. River DINAN.
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ O'Higgins, Kealan. "River Dinan - Kilkenny - Salmon Conservation Fund". Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  9. ^ Coogan, Tim Pat (23 September 2008). A Memoir. Orion. ISBN 9780297857464. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2020 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ "The Schools' Collection » St Patricks Convent, Kilkenny". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.

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