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There are more than 120 named rivers and streams in County Dublin, Ireland.

Rivers and tributaries

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The rivers and streams are listed in one table, with systems such as the Broadmeadow, Tolka, Liffey and Shanganagh identified within the table. The name of each watercourse, the location of its mouth or confluence point and whether, for tributaries, they enter their parent on the right or left bank, is noted. Unnamed tributaries are not included. Most are shown on the back cover map of the Doyle reference, and those in the central area are shown on the main and section-specific maps in the Sweeney reference.

Name, known
alternatives
  
System, if
applicable
  
Order   Right or
left bank
  
Source   Mouth / point of
confluence
  
Refs   Notes  
Delvin River Delvin 1st - NW of Garristown Near Knocknagin, N of Bremore [1] Runs N of Naul, S of Stamullin
Bartramstown River Delvin 2nd Left Near Fourknocks NE of Garristown [1]
Hurley River Nanny (Meath) 2nd Right Tobergregan, S of Garristown (Meath) [1]
Bracken River
Matt River
- 1st - W and S of Balbriggan Balbriggan [1]
Brook Stream Brook Stream 1st - Branches W of Skerries Skerries [1] Supplying the mill pond for the mill complex at Skerries
Milverton Stream Brook Stream 2nd Left NW of Skerries W of Skerries [1]
St. Catherine's Stream - 1st - NW of Kenure Demesne Brook's End, N of Rush [1]
Kenure Stream - 1st - W of Kenure Demesne E of Kenure Demesne [2]
Rush Town Stream
Brook Stream
- 1st - W of Rush North Beach, Rush [2]
Bride's Stream Bride's Stream 1st - N of Lusk S of Whitestown, Rogerstown Estuary [2]
Baleally Stream - 1st - Lusk (near Round Tower) Newhaggard, after Baleally, Rogerstown Estuary [2]
Ballyboghil (or Ballyboughal) River Ballyboghil 1st - Tobergregan, S of Garristown Rogerstown Estuary [2]
Daws River Ballyboghil 2nd Right Rath, by Meath border N of Oldtown [2]
Richardstown River Ballyboghil 2nd Left Grallagh Gracedieu, S of Richardstown [2]
Corduff River
Ballough Stream or River
Nine-Stream River
Ballyboghil 2nd Left Many branches Just W of Rogerstown Estuary, near Newhaggard [2]
Wimbletown Stream Ballyboghil 3rd Left N of Ballyboghil To Corduff, at Newtowncorduff, S of Ballough [2] One of two parallel streams, the nameless other comes from branches beyond Damastown
Turvey River
(last part: River Pill)
- 1st - Branches from Cookstown, Magillstown S of Newbridge Demesne [2]
Lissenhall Stream - 1st - near Behinstown Lissenhall [2]
Broadmeadow River (or Water) Broadmeadow 1st - (Meath, near Dunshaughlin) Broadmeadow Estuary [2] 5th largest flow in Dublin, wide Broadmeadow Estuary now semi-impounded by rail embankment
Dun Water Broadmeadow 2nd Right Dublin/Meath border [2]
Ward River
Swords River
Broadmeadow 2nd Right (Meath) N of Swords [3]
Mabestown Stream Broadmeadow 3rd Left To Ward, Laurestown, near Corrstown
St. Margaret's Stream Broadmeadow 3rd Right Near St. Margaret's To Ward [3]
Gaybrook Stream - 1st - Near Cloghran W of Malahide (Yellow Walls / Cave Marsh) [3]
Sluice River Sluice 1st - from below three streams N end of Baldoyle Bay [3]
Forrest Little Stream Sluice 2nd n/a Near Dublin Airport Merger with Wad in Baskin area [3]
Wad Stream Sluice 2nd n/a Near Dublin Airport Merger with Forrest Little in Baskin area [3]
Kealy's Stream Sluice 2nd n/a Near Dublin Airport Merger with above two in Kinsealy, froming Sluice [3]
Hazelbrook Stream Sluice 2nd Left S of Malahide W of Portmarnock [3]
Mayne River Mayne 1st - from below two streams mid-point of Baldoyle Bay [3] Studied for GDSDS
Cuckoo Stream Mayne 2nd n/a branches near Dublin Airport Merger with Turnapin E of Balgriffin [3]
Turnapin Stream Mayne 2nd n/a Harristown Merger with Cuckoo E of Balgriffin [3]
Grange Stream Mayne 2nd Right W Donaghmede Baldoyle [3]
Bloody Stream 1st - Black Linn, Howth Claremont Strand [4] One of several Howth Estate streams
Offington Stream 1st - E of Deer Park golf course Western Howth Harbour [4]
Boggeen Stream
Gray's Brook
1st - Near the Summit, Howth Eastern Howth Harbour [4]
Coulcour Brook 1st - Above Howth village Balscadden Bay [4]
Whitewater Brook 1st - S part of the Ben of Howth Whitewater Brook Cove [4]
Balsaggart Stream 1st - Between the Ben of Howth and Shelmartin W of Drumleck Point [4]
Carrickbrack Stream 1st - Between Dun Hill and Shelmartin E Sutton Strand [5]
Santa Sabina Stream 1st - Howth Demesne (S of main avenue) E Sutton Strand (155m from Carrickbrack) [6]
Kilbarrack Stream 1st - S of Turnapin S of Bayside [6]
Blackbanks Stream 1st - Edenmore, S of Tonlegee Road Meeting of Howth and James Larkin Roads [6]
Fox Stream 1st - Former quarry area, now Edenmore Park S of Fox's Lane, Raheny [6]
Santry River
Raheny River
1st - Harristown and Dubber Alongside Bull Island causeway, Raheny [7] Studied for GDSDS
River Naniken
(part) Ballyhoy River
1st - N Santry By Duck Pond, St. Anne's Park [8]
Wad River 1st - Poppintree Inner end of Tolka Estuary / Clontarf Bay [8]
River Tolka Tolka 1st - (Meath, NW of Batterstown) Tolka Estuary / Clontarf Bay [9] River Tolka Flooding Study added to GDSDS
Clonee Stream Tolka 2nd Right (Meath) N of N3, near Clonee [10]
(West) Pinkeen Stream Tolka 2nd Left (Meath) Damastown [10]
(East) Pinkeen Stream Tolka 2nd Left N of Tyrellstown Mulhuddart [10]
Warrenstown Stream Tolka 2nd Left N of Warrenstown S of Warrenstown [10]
Scribblestown Stream
Cappoge Stream
Tolka 2nd Left N of Abbotstown Scribblestown [10]
Finglaswood Stream
Mount Olivat Stream
Tolka 2nd Left SW Finglas Finglaswood / Tolka Valley Park [10]
Finglas River Tolka 2nd Left Ratoath Road, N of Finglas S of Finglas [10] Studied for GDSDS
Claremont Stream Tolka 2nd Left W of Finglas Glasnevin (near RC church) [10]
Cemetery Drain Tolka 2nd Right Near Liffey Junction Glasnevin (near RC church) [11]
Hampstead Stream Tolka 2nd Left DCU and Hillside Farm branches W Drumcondra [11]
River Liffey Liffey 1st - (Wicklow, Liffey Head Bog) Dublin Bay [12]
Brittas River Liffey 2nd Right Seechon Mountain, Dublin S of Kilbride, Wicklow [13]
Tobermaclugg Stream Liffey 2nd Right S of Grand Canal W of Lucan [14]
Griffeen River
(part) Racreena River
(part) Esker River
Liffey 2nd Right Saggart Hill Lucan [15]
Kilmahuddrick Stream Liffey 3rd Right Kilmahuddrick To Griffeen, N of Grand Canal [14]
Westmanstown Stream Liffey 2nd Left (Meath) S of Luttrellstown [16]
Diswellstown Stream Liffey 2nd Left Carpenterstown and Castleknock S of Diswellstown [16]
Glenaulin Stream
Pound Lane Stream
Liffey 2nd Right W of Palmerstown Glenaulin Weir [16]
Furry Glen Stream
Knockmaroon Stream
Liffey 2nd Left W of Farmleigh S of Furry Glen [16]
St. Laurence Stream Liffey 2nd Right Ballyfermot S of Chapelizod [16]
Creosote Stream Liffey 2nd Right Inchicore Garden of Remembrance [16]
Magazine Stream Liffey 2nd Left E Castleknock Islandbridge [16]
River Camac
Cammock or Cammoke River
(part) Clondalkin River
Liffey 2nd Right Mount Seskin By Heuston Station [17] 4th largest flow in Dublin, studied for GDSDS
Ferny Glinn Liffey 3rd Left To Camac, Brittas Ponds area [17]
The Two Slades Liffey 3rd Left To W To Camac, N of Brittas [17] Two distinct streams but no separate names
Toberach Liffey 3rd Right To E To Camac, N of Brittas [17] The last stretch of this small stream had a separate name
Boherboy Stream
(Upper reaches) Corbally Slade River
Liffey 3rd Right Next valley east of Slade of Saggart To Camac, N of Saggart village, near Citywest [17]
Brownsbarn Stream Liffey 3rd Right Between Corbally and Lugmore To Camac, N of Saggart village, near Citywest [17]
Fettercairn Stream Liffey 3rd Right To Camac, NE of Saggart village [17]
Robinhood Stream
Coolfan River
Liffey 3rd Right Ballymount and Greenhills To Camac, by Robinhood Ind. Estate [17]
Gallblack Stream Liffey 3rd Left From the merger of the next two streams To Camac, near Bluebell Cemetery [17]
Blackditch Stream Liffey 4th n/a Rowlagh Merger with Gallanstown to form Gallblack [17]
Gallanstown Stream Liffey 4th n/a Neilstown Merger with Blackditch to form Gallblack [17]
Drimnagh Castle Stream
Bluebell Stream
Liffey 3rd Right To Camac, bend of Lansdowne Valley [17]
Walkinstown Stream Liffey 3rd Right To Camac, Lansdowne Valley [17]
Finisk Stream
Viceregal Stream
Zoo Stream
Liffey 2nd Right E Castleknock Above Heuston Bridge [18] Flows through Aras and Zoo lakes
Bradoge River
Glascoynock
Liffey 2nd Left Cabra Ormond Quay [18]
River Poddle
(Upper reaches) Tymon River
Liffey 2nd Right Cookstown / N Tallaght Wellington Quay [19] Studied for GDSDS
Commons Water Liffey 3rd Left Crumlin and Drimnagh To Poddle, at New Street / Kevin Street junction [20] Passes through the Coombe
Steyne River Liffey 2nd Right S of Adelaide Road near Charlemont Bridge Burgh Quay [21]
River Dodder Liffey 2nd Right Kippure (mountain) Ringsend [22] 3rd largest flow in Dublin, merges with the Grand Canal as joins Liffey
Tromanallison Liffey 3rd n/a Near Kippure Headwaters of Dodder [21] Either primary source or very early contributor to Dodder
Mareen's Brook Liffey 3rd Right (Wicklow) SE of Kippure To Dodder, SE of Kippure [21]
Cot Brook Liffey 3rd Left Kippure / Seefingan area Dodder main course merged in Glenasmole [23]
Slade Brook Liffey 3rd Left Seefingan (mountain) To Dodder, Glenasmole [23]
Glassavullaun Stream Liffey 3rd Left Seefingan (mountain) area Glenasmole (to reservoir system rather than main Dodder flow) [24]
Ballinascorney Stream Liffey 3rd Left Ballinascorney Glenasmole (most of flow to reservoir system rather than main Dodder flow) [24]
Ballymaice Stream Liffey 3rd Left Glenasmole (most of flow to reservoir system rather than main Dodder flow) [24]
Piperstown Stream Liffey 3rd Left Around Featherbed Bog To Dodder, below Friarstown Glen [24]
Jobstown Stream
Tallaght Stream
Liffey 3rd Left To Dodder, S of Jobstown E of Tallaght [24]
Owendoher River Liffey 3rd Right Near Glendoo Mountain To Dodder, NW of Rathfarnham village [25]
Glendoo Stream Liffey 4th Right W of Glendoo Mountain To Owendoher headwaters, near Piperstown Gap [26]
Whitechurch Stream
(part) River Glin
Liffey 4th Right Tibradden area To Owendoher, Willbrook (Rathfarnham) [26]
Little Dargle River Liffey 3rd Right Two Rock Mountain N of Churchtown by Terenure [26]
Castle Stream Liffey 4th Right Rathfarnham To Little Dargle, near Ely Arch (Rathfarnham) [26]
Slang River
Dundrum River
Liffey 3rd Right Three Rock Mountain To Dodder, near Milltown [26]
Muckross Stream Liffey 3rd Left To Dodder, Simmonscourt [26]
Swan River Liffey 3rd Left Towards Kimmage To Dodder, above London Bridge near Irishtown [26]
Elm Park Stream 1st - Goatstown Merrion Strand (South Bull) [27]
Trimleston Stream
St. Helen's Stream
1st - SW of St. Helen's Booterstown [27]
Nutley Stream 1st - Clonskeagh Williamstown [27] Previously first stream south of Liffey / Dodder, coming to sea by Sandymount Martello Tower
Priory Stream 1st - E Stillorgan Blackrock Park [28]
Carysfort-Maretimo Stream
Glaslower
1st - Sandyford Maretimo [28]
Monkstown Stream
Rochestown Stream
Carrickbrennan Stream
Mickey Brien's Stream
1st - Rochestown West Pier, Dun Laoghaire Harbour [28]
Glasthule
O'Toole's Stream
1st - Between Rochestown and Glenageary Scotsman's Bay [28]
Kill o'the Grange Stream Kill o'the Grange 1st - Kil o'the Grange Killiney Strand [29] Connected to a surface water drainage diversion going as far as Sandyford Ind. Estate, studied for GDSDS
Deansgrange Stream
Clonkeen Stream
Kill o'the Grange 2nd - Deansgrange Near Johnstown Road [29] Sometimes the whole system is called by this name
Shanganagh River Shanganagh 1st - Merger of the below rivers and streams, near Cherrywood Killiney Strand [30]
Loughlinstown River (south or main branch)
Bride's Glen Stream
Shanganagh 2nd - Three Rock Mountain Near Cherrywood [30]
Loughlinstown River (north or Carrickmines branch) Shanganagh 2nd - Merger of the below rivers and streams Near Cherrywood [30]
Cabinteely Stream
Foxrock Stream
Shanganagh 3rd - Foxrock Cabinteely, meeting with Carrickmines River [30]
Carrickmines River Shanganagh 3rd - Merger of the below streams Cabinteely, meeting with Cabinteely Stream [30] Studied for GDSDS
Racecourse Stream Shanganagh 4th - Between Leopardstown and Murphystown Roads Carrickmines, meeting with Ballyogan Stream [30]
Ballyogan Stream
Kilgobbin Stream
Shanganagh 4th - Three Rock Mountain Carrickmines, meeting with Racecourse Stream [30]
Glenamuck Stream Shanganagh 5th - Ballyogan, to Ballyogan Stream [30]
Golf Stream Shanganagh 6th - To Glenamuck Stream [30]
Crinken Stream 1st - Rathmichael N of Bray [30]
Glencullen River
(part) Cookstown River
Dargle (Wicklow) 2nd Right Glendoo / Glencullen To Dargle, near Bray [30]
Middle Brook Dargle (Wicklow) 3rd Right Glendoo Mountain To Glencullen
Brockey Stream
Glasnabrockey
Dargle (Wicklow) 3rd Right Ballynabrockey To Glencullen, by Glencullen Bridge [30]

External sources

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  • Sweeney, C.L., Dublin 1988, The Rivers of Dublin, ISBN 0-950530-14-X
  • Doyle, J.W., Dublin 2008, Ten Dozen Waters: The Rivers and Streams of County Dublin, ISBN 978-0-9566363-0-0

Notes and references

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Dublin, Ireland, 2008: Doyle, Joseph W.: Ten Dozen Waters: The Rivers and Streams of County Dublin, p.2
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Doyle ibid, p.3
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Doyle ibid, p.4
  4. ^ a b c d e f Doyle ibid, p.5
  5. ^ Doyle ibid, pp.5-6
  6. ^ a b c d Doyle ibid, p.6
  7. ^ Doyle ibid, pp.6-7
  8. ^ a b Doyle ibid, p.7
  9. ^ Doyle ibid, pp.8-9
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h Doyle ibid, p.8
  11. ^ a b Doyle ibid, p.9
  12. ^ Doyle ibid, pp.10-18
  13. ^ Doyle ibid, p.10
  14. ^ a b Doyle ibid, p.11
  15. ^ Doyle ibid, pp.11-12
  16. ^ a b c d e f g Doyle ibid, p.12
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Doyle ibid, p.13
  18. ^ a b Doyle ibid, p.14
  19. ^ Doyle ibid, pp.14-15
  20. ^ Doyle ibid, p.15
  21. ^ a b c Doyle ibid, p.16
  22. ^ Doyle ibid, pp.16-18
  23. ^ a b Doyle ibid, pp.16-17
  24. ^ a b c d e Doyle ibid, p.17
  25. ^ Doyle ibid, pp.17-18
  26. ^ a b c d e f g Doyle ibid, p.18
  27. ^ a b c Doyle ibid, p.19
  28. ^ a b c d Doyle ibid, p.20
  29. ^ a b Doyle ibid, pp.20-21
  30. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Doyle ibid, p.21

See also

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