| River Bandon | |
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River Bandon |
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| Origin | Shehy Mountains, Cork |
| Mouth | Celtic Sea at Kinsale Harbour |
| Basin countries | Ireland |
| Length | 72 km (45 mi) [1] |
| Source elevation | 535 metres (1,755 ft) |
| Basin area | 609 km² (235 sq mi) |
The River Bandon is a river in County Cork in Ireland. It rises at Nowen Hill (one of the Shehy Mountains), to the north of Drimoleague.
The river then flows to Dunmanway, before turning eastward towards the twin villages of Ballineen and Enniskean. The Bandon then flows through the centre of Bandon town, and on to the villages of Innishannon and Kilmacsimon, before draining into Kinsale Harbour on Ireland's south coast.
Tributaries of the Bandon include the Sally River and the Brewery River at Dunmanway, the "Small Blackwater" near Ballineen, and the Bridewell River at Bandon. The river is crossed by a total of 15 bridges (including two footbridges).
The River Bandon is famous for its Atlantic Salmon Fishing with the biggest recorded salmon caught in Ireland since 1991 being landed by Bill Canning of Goresbridge Co. Kilkenny on the 7th of July 2008. Mr Canning's Salmon weighed in at 28 lbs and 3 ozs and is on display in the Munster Arms hotel in Bandon town.
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On the 19th and 20th of November 2009 the river burst its banks for the first time in many years, causing large-scale flood damage to Bandon town and at other points along the river.
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