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The Womanagh River (Irish: An Uaimneach[1]) is a river in County Cork, Ireland.[2]

Womanagh River
Etymology	Irish fuaimneach, "noisy"
Native name	An Uaimneach  (Irish)
Location
Country	Ireland
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Knocknastrickeen, County Cork
Mouth
• location	Celtic Sea at Pilmore
Length	31 kilometres (19 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	River Dissour, Kiltha River

Course

The Womanagh River rises on Knockastrickeen and flows eastwards through Ladysbridge and loops around northwards, eastwards and southwards. It passes under the R633 at the Cromponn Bridge and flows into the Celtic Sea.

Wildlife

Fish include brown trout, salmon, brook lamprey, stickleback and stone loach.[3]

Archaeology

A bronze sword was found in the river in 1883.[4]

References

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