| Mulcair
Mulkear
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River Mulcair Weir, Annacotty
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| Etymology | Irish maol + cearn, "obtuse angle" |
| Native name | An Mhaoilchearn (Irish) |
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| Country | Ireland |
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| Source | Slieve Felim Mountains Silvermine Mountains |
| Mouth | River Shannon |
• coordinates | 52°40′50″N 08°32′45″W / 52.68056°N 8.54583°W / 52.68056; -8.54583 |
• elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Length | 21.5 km (13.4 mi) |
| Basin size | 650 km2 (250 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 12.55 m3/s (443 cu ft/s) |
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| River system | Shannon |
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| • right | River Slievenohera |
The River Mulcair, or Mulkear, rises in the Slieve Felim Mountains and Silvermine MountainsinIreland, and 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 1 March to 30 September fishing season.[2] The river is currently[when?] designated as catch and release for salmon.[3]
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| Flowing to the Irish Sea |
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