[citation needed] Other tributaries include the Knappagh, Madabawn and Cavan Rivers.

[6] The anglicised name of the river derives from one of the townlands through which it flows, namely Annaghlee (Eanach Lao).

[7] Fishing is quite popular at Deredis near Butlersbridge and upstream of Cootehill in the stretch below Knappagh Bridge.

[8] Catches include Perch, Pike, Roach and Bream with Trout to over 3 pounds being reported.

[9] In September 1895 Charles Joseph Fay, former Home Rule League MP for Cavan, drowned in the River Annalee.