River Funshion
{{short description|River in Munster, Ireland, tributary of the Munster Blackwater}}
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{{Use Hiberno-English|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox river
| name = River Funshion
| name_etymology = Irish for "ash river"
| native_name ={{native name|ga|Abhainn na Fuinseann}}
| image = File:Glanworth Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1392152.jpg
| image_caption = Glanworth Bridge
| source1_location = Galtee Mountains
| mouth_location = Fermoy, County Cork
| length_km = 55.92
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Ireland
| subdivision_type2 = Cities
| subdivision_name2 = Kilbeheny, Mitchelstown, Kildorrery, Rockmills, Glanworth
| subdivision_type3 =
| subdivision_name3 =
| river_system = Munster Blackwater
| basin_size_km2 = 334
| discharge1_avg = {{convert|10.045|m3/s|abbr=on}}
|mouth=Munster Blackwater}}
The River Funshion ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|ʊ|n|ʃ|ən}}; {{langx|ga|Abhainn na Fuinseann}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.logainm.ie/en/67251|title=Abhainn na Fuinseann/River Funshion|website=Logainm.ie}}) is a river in Munster, Ireland, a tributary of the Munster Blackwater.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ushQAAAAYAAJ&q=+Funshion&pg=RA8-PA5|title=Explanation to Accompany Sheets 1-|first=Ireland Geological|last=Survey|date=26 February 1861|publisher=H.M. Stationery Office|via=Google Books}}
Course
The River Funshion rises in the Galtee Mountains at Kilbeheny, near the County Limerick–County Tipperary border.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wAUmAQAAMAAJ&q=+Funshion|title=Wildflowers of Cork City and County|first=Tony|last=O'Mahony|date=26 February 2009|publisher=Collins|isbn=9781848890206|via=Google Books}} It flows southwards past Galtee Castle and under the M8, crossing the R639. It then flows westwards and forms part of the County Limerick–County Cork border, passing under the M8 again, and the R639 at Kilbeheny. It flows westwards through Mitchelstown Golf Club, north of the town. The Funshion passes under the N73 near Kildorrery, flowing southeast through Glanworth and again under the M8 and R639, draining into the Munster Blackwater about 3.5 km (2 mi) downriver of Fermoy.
Wildlife
The River Funshion is a brown trout and salmon fishery.{{cite web | url=http://www.wfdfish.ie/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/SWRBD_rivers_report_2009.pdf | title=Sampling Fish for the Water Framework Directive - Rivers 2009 | publisher=The Central and Regional Fisheries Board | accessdate=8 August 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://afloat.ie/inland/inland-waterways/item/30219-excavator-operator-convicted-for-removal-of-riverbed-material|title=Excavator Operator Convicted for Removal of Riverbed Material|first=Afloat ie|last=Team|website=afloat.ie}}
See also
References
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Category:Rivers of County Cork
Category:Rivers of County Limerick
Category:Rivers of County Tipperary
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