Collooney Falls

What did you do last Bank Holiday weekend?

Silver Bridge Kayak Club visited several rivers throughout the northwest of Ireland.

Here's a few shots from our visit to Collooney Falls on the Owenmore river near Sligo.

A great day out!




Once home to the thriving corn mills of Alexander Sim, the remnants of the 1830s mill race are still preserved.
A fish pass, which aids Atlantic Salmon on their run from the spawning beds up river, to and from the ocean at Ballisodare Bay is also preserved.

Collooney is a growing market town, once famous for its Fair Green when farmers and buyers gathered from all over the country.  Just across the water is the old Hollow Mills which date back to 1797 but which today houses a hydro-electric station which harnesses energy of the Owenmore River.

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• kayak
• sligo
• ireland
• owenmore
• river
• collooney
• mill
• falls