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The Lee (An Laoi in Irish
Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic languages of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people....
) is a river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 in Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
. It rises in the Shehy Mountains
Shehy mountains

The Shehy Mountains are a range of low mountains situated on the border between County Cork and County Kerry, in Republic of Ireland....
 on the western border of County Cork
County Cork

County Cork is the most southerly and the largest of the modern counties of Republic of Ireland. Cork is nicknamed "The Rebel County", as a result of the support of the townsmen of Cork in 1491 for Perkin Warbeck, a pretender to the throne of England during the Wars of the Roses....
 and flows eastwards through Cork City, where it splits in two for a short distance and empties into the Celtic Sea
Celtic Sea

The Celtic Sea is the area of the Atlantic Ocean off the south coast of Ireland. It is bounded to the east by Saint George's Channel, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel, as well as adjacent portions of Wales, Cornwall, Devon, and Brittany....
 at Cork Harbour
Cork Harbour

Cork Harbour is a natural harbour and river estuary at the mouth of the River Lee in County Cork, Republic of Ireland. It is one of several which lay claim to the title of "second largest natural harbour in the world by navigational area" ....
 on the south coast.. A hydro-electric scheme was built on the river, upstream from Cork City, and this part of the river now contains the Carrigadrohid
Carrigadrohid

Carrigadrohid: is a village in the Canovee Electoral Area of Mid-Cork, Ireland, situated on the north bank of the River Lee . It is the commercial and sporting capital of the Canovee area, with educational and ecclesiastical facilities being located in the nearby village nucleus of Canovee to the south....
 and Inniscarra reservoirs. It is crossed by more than 20 bridges.






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The Lee (An Laoi in Irish
Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic languages of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people....
) is a river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 in Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
. It rises in the Shehy Mountains
Shehy mountains

The Shehy Mountains are a range of low mountains situated on the border between County Cork and County Kerry, in Republic of Ireland....
 on the western border of County Cork
County Cork

County Cork is the most southerly and the largest of the modern counties of Republic of Ireland. Cork is nicknamed "The Rebel County", as a result of the support of the townsmen of Cork in 1491 for Perkin Warbeck, a pretender to the throne of England during the Wars of the Roses....
 and flows eastwards through Cork City, where it splits in two for a short distance and empties into the Celtic Sea
Celtic Sea

The Celtic Sea is the area of the Atlantic Ocean off the south coast of Ireland. It is bounded to the east by Saint George's Channel, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel, as well as adjacent portions of Wales, Cornwall, Devon, and Brittany....
 at Cork Harbour
Cork Harbour

Cork Harbour is a natural harbour and river estuary at the mouth of the River Lee in County Cork, Republic of Ireland. It is one of several which lay claim to the title of "second largest natural harbour in the world by navigational area" ....
 on the south coast.. A hydro-electric scheme was built on the river, upstream from Cork City, and this part of the river now contains the Carrigadrohid
Carrigadrohid

Carrigadrohid: is a village in the Canovee Electoral Area of Mid-Cork, Ireland, situated on the north bank of the River Lee . It is the commercial and sporting capital of the Canovee area, with educational and ecclesiastical facilities being located in the nearby village nucleus of Canovee to the south....
 and Inniscarra reservoirs. It is crossed by more than 20 bridges. The river also provides an sketch of salmon fishing.