River Lee
The River Lee is a river in Ireland. It rises in the Shehy Mountains on the western border of County Cork and flows eastwards through Cork, where it splits in two for a short distance, creating an island on which Cork's city centre is built, then passes through Cork Harbour on the south coast, one of the largest natural harbours in the world, to empty into the Celtic Sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Ireland
- Also known as: “Lee”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blackrock Castle and Mahon Point Shopping Centre.
Blackrock Castle
Photo: MRaul, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blackrock Castle is a castellated fortification located at Blackrock, about 2 km from Cork city centre on the banks of the River Lee in Ireland. Originally developed as a coastal defence fortification in the 16th century to protect upper Cork Harbour and port, the site now houses an observatory, visitor centre and restaurant.
Mahon Point Shopping Centre
Shopping center
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Mahon Point Shopping Centre, the second largest shopping centre in Munster, and the largest serving Cork city in Ireland, is located in the Mahon area of the city. The centre was opened in February 2005.
Blackrock Castle Observatory
University building
Photo: Josi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blackrock Castle Observatory is an university building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mahon and Blackrock.
Mahon
Suburb
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Mahon is an area to the south-eastern side of Cork, Ireland. Mahon gets its name from Lough Mahon, a wide stretch of the upper section of Cork Harbour.
Blackrock
Suburb
Photo: K.ristof, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blackrock is a suburb, with a village core, in the southeast of Cork City, Ireland. Originally a small fishing village about five kilometres from Cork City, the growth of the city over time has meant that the village has become incorporated into the city.
Glanmire
Suburb
Photo: Seighean, Public domain.
Glanmire is a suburban town within the administrative area of Cork city, in the civil parish of Rathcooney, County Cork, Ireland. The greater Glanmire area encompasses the communities of Riverstown, Brooklodge and Sallybrook.
River Lee
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Venetian—“River Lee” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Lee”
- Basque: “Lee ibaia”
- Bavarian: “River Lee”
- Belarusian: “Лі”
- Belarusian: “Рака Лі”
- Catalan: “Riu Lee”
- Chinese: “利河”
- Chuvash: “Ли”
- Croatian: “Lee”
- Dutch: “Lee”
- Finnish: “Lee-joki”
- Finnish: “Lee”
- Finnish: “Leejoki”
- French: “Lee”
- Galician: “Río Lee”
- German: “Lee”
- German: “River Lee”
- Greek: “Ποταμός Λι”
- Iban: “Sungai Lee”
- Irish: “An Laoi”
- Japanese: “リー川 (アイルランド)”
- Latin: “Lea (flumen)”
- Latin: “Lea”
- Lithuanian: “Li (upė)”
- Lithuanian: “Li upė”
- Lithuanian: “Li”
- Malayalam: “ലീ”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lee”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “An Laoi”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lee på Irland”
- Norwegian: “Lee”
- Persian: “رود لی”
- Polish: “Án Laoi”
- Polish: “Lee”
- Portuguese: “O Lee”
- Portuguese: “Rio Lee”
- Russian: “Ли”
- Serbian: “Ли”
- Slovak: “Lee”
- Spanish: “Rio Lee”
- Spanish: “Río Lee”
- Swedish: “Lee”
- Uzbek: “Li daryosi”
- Venetian: “Fiume Lee”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dunkettle Station and Little Island.
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