The River Lee flows into Lough Allen near Clonakilty, Co. Westmeath. This lake is located within the boundaries of the county town of Clonakilty. The river flows out of the lake via the River Blackwater into the Atlantic Ocean. Clonakilty is situated about 5 miles east of the village of Kilmacthomas. The area around Clonakilty is known as the "Golden Vale". There are many small towns and villages in the Golden Vale including Killinardagh, Ballindine, Knockanore, Curraghduff, Kildalkey, Carrigrohan, Castleconnell, Rathkeale, Drom & Inchicore, Cloghroe, Kilcrohane, Dunmore East, Glenamaddy, Gortnacloghy, Durrow, Tullow, Newmarket, Ardee, Crossdoney, Grange, Greenmount, Oldcastle, Frosses, Ballycahill, Belturbet, Mount Merrion, Newtownshandrum, Portarlington, Raphoe, Stradbally, Whitechurch, Templeoran, Trim, Derrylin, Ardcassidy, Ballygawley, Aughavas, Edenderry, Kilbride, Drumboe, Ovens, Shanagarry, Glengarriff, Millstreet, Skibbereen, Castletownshend, Passage East, Belgooly, Cloghereen, Ballyfarnham, Kanturk, Killeedy, Ballyvourney, Ballyclogh, Killucan, Kilsallaghan, Mallow, Mullingar, Naul, Innishannon, Athlone, Roscrea, Portlaoise, Monasterevin, Ennis, Kells, Killorglin, Cashel, Cahir, Midleton, Abbeyleix, Carlow, Baltinglass, Arklow, Ashford, Borrisokane, Ballymoney, Castleblayney, Dundalk, Donabate, Dundalk, Drogheda, Dundalk, Lisburn, Magherafelt, Moneygall, Longford, Newport, Omagh, Sligo, Banbridge, Cookstown, Armagh, Lurgan, Craigavon, Belfast, Coleraine, Lisnaskea, Antrim, Bangor, Downpatrick, Newcastle, Holywood, Letterkenny, Limerick, Tuam, Galway, Athenry, Waterford, Youghal, Tramore, Rossaveal, Ballyshannon, Bundoran, Castlebar, Claremorris, Ennis, Ennistymon, Listowel, Limerick