River Clodiagh

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| name = River Clodiagh

| native_name ={{native name|ga|An Chlóideach}}

| image = Clodiagh River near Portlaw - geograph.org.uk - 1477211.jpg

| image_caption = The River Clodiagh near Portlaw

| image_alt = The River Clodiagh near Portlaw

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The River Clodiagh ({{Langx|ga|An Chlóideach}}) is a small river which rises in Lough Coumduala in the Comeragh Mountains in north County Waterford.{{cite web|url = http://www.waterfordbirds.com/sites_comeraghs.html|title = Lough Coumduala in the Comeragh Mountains}} (It should not be confused with the River Clodiagh in County Kilkenny.) It flows through the villages of Rathgormack, Clonea-Power and Portlaw before joining the River Suir just outside Portlaw.{{cite web|url=http://irishwaterwayshistory.com/abandoned-or-little-used-irish-waterways/the-clodiagh-the-forgotten-navigation/|title=Clodiagh Navigation}} The river is fed by a number of smaller tributaries including Hunts stream and Aughtnawilliam stream.

Kayak tragedy

Two canoeists, on a sit-on kayak, drowned after being stuck in a weir at Portlaw, in April 2010.[http://canoe.ie/1Pages/FatalRiverWeirImpassable/tabid/1519/language/en-US/Default.aspx "Fatal River Weir Impassable"]

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