List of rivers in County Dublin - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

There are more than 130 named rivers and streams in County Dublin

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Rivers and tributaries

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	Bank	Source	Mouth / point of confluence	Notes
Delvin River	Delvin	1st	-	NW of Garristown	Near Knocknagin, N of Bremore	Runs N of Naul, S of Stamullin, two cascades of over 5m near Naul
Bartramstown River	Delvin	2nd	Left	Near Fourknocks	NE of Garristown
Hurley River	Nanny (Meath)	2nd	Right	Tobergregan, S of Garristown	(Meath)
Bremore River	-	1st	-	NW of Balbriggan	N of Balbriggan
Bracken River Matt River	-	1st	-	W and S of Balbriggan	Balbriggan
Brook Stream Mill Stream	Brook Stream	1st	-	Branches W of Skerries	Skerries	Supplying (but not flowing through) the mill pond for the mill complex at Skerries
Milverton Stream	Brook Stream	2nd	Left	NW of Skerries	W of Skerries
St. Catherine's Stream	-	1st	-	NW of Kenure Demesne	Brook's End, N of Rush
Kenure Stream	-	1st	-	W of Kenure Demesne	E of Kenure Demesne	Runs alongside Palmer Road in culvert, and then in nice valley down to north end of Rush's North Beach
Rush Town Stream Brook Stream	-	1st	-	W of Rush	North Beach, Rush
Bride's Stream	Bride's Stream	1st	-	N of Lusk	S of Whitestown, Rogerstown Estuary
Jone's Stream	Bride's Stream	2nd	Left	NE of Lusk	S of Whitestown, Rogerstown Estuary
Baleally Stream	-	1st	-	Lusk (south of Round Tower)	Newhaggard, after Baleally, Rogerstown Estuary
Ballyboghil (or Ballyboughal) River	Ballyboghil	1st	-	Tobergregan, S of Garristown	Rogerstown Estuary
Daws River	Ballyboghil	2nd	Right	Rath, by Meath border	N of Oldtown
Richardstown River	Ballyboghil	2nd	Left	Grallagh	Gracedieu, S of Richardstown
Corduff River Ballough Stream or River Nine-Stream River	Ballyboghil	2nd	Left	Many branches	Just W of Rogerstown Estuary, near Newhaggard
Wimbletown Stream	Ballyboghil	3rd	Left	N of Ballyboghil	To Corduff, at Newtowncorduff, S of Ballough	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
Lissenhall Stream	-	1st	-	near Behinstown	Lissenhall, south of Newport House
Broadmeadow River (or Water)	Broadmeadow	1st	-	(Meath, near Dunshaughlin)	Broadmeadow Estuary	5th largest flow in Dublin, wide Broadmeadow Estuary now semi-impounded by rail embankment
Dun Water	Broadmeadow	2nd	Right		Dublin/Meath border
Ward River Swords River	Broadmeadow	2nd	Right	(Meath)	N of Swords
Shallon Stream	Broadmeadow	3rd	Right	Cherryhound	To Ward
Mabestown Stream	Broadmeadow	3rd	Left		To Ward, Laurestown, near Corrstown
St. Margaret's Stream	Broadmeadow	3rd	Right	Near St. Margaret's	To Ward
Gaybrook Stream Gay Brook	-	1st	-	Near Cloghran	W of Malahide (Yellow Walls / Cave Marsh)
Sluice River	Sluice	1st	-	from below three streams	N end of Baldoyle Bay
Forrest Little Stream	Sluice	2nd	n/a	Near Dublin Airport	Merger with Wad in Baskin area
Wad Stream	Sluice	2nd	n/a	Near Dublin Airport	Merger with Forrest Little in Baskin area
Kealy's Stream	Sluice	2nd	n/a	Near Dublin Airport	Merger with above two in Kinsealy, forming Sluice
Hazelbrook Stream	Sluice	2nd	Left	S of Malahide	W of Portmarnock
Mayne River	Mayne	1st	-	from below two streams	mid-point of Baldoyle Bay	Studied for GDSDS
Cuckoo Stream	Mayne	2nd	n/a	branches near Dublin Airport	Merger with Turnapin E of Balgriffin
Turnapin Stream	Mayne	2nd	n/a	Harristown	Merger with Cuckoo E of Balgriffin	Main flow of Mayne
Grange Stream	Mayne	2nd	Right	W Donaghmede	Baldoyle	Long visible sections culverted in Donaghmede in 1980's, and in Baldoyle in early 2000's - still in open from the former Racecourse lands to the Mayne
Seagrange Park Stream	Mayne	3rd	Right	Bayside / lower Kilbarrack	Baldoyle	Visible along DART line and at eastern side of Seagrange Park
Bloody Stream		1st	-	Black Linn, Howth	Claremont Strand	One of several Howth Estate streams
Offington Stream		1st	-	E of Deer Park golf course	Western Howth Harbour
Boggeen Stream Gray's Brook Tramway Brook		1st	-	W of Thormanby Road, Howth (hollow where part of Thormanby Woods built)	Eastern Howth Harbour	Gray's or Grey's Brook much used locally, still visible in the woodland N of Thormanby Woods
Coulcour Brook		1st	-	Above Howth village	Balscadden Bay
Whitewater Brook		1st	-	S part of the Ben of Howth	Whitewater Brook Cove
Balsaggart Stream		1st	-	Between the Ben of Howth and Shelmartin	W of Drumleck Point
Carrickbrack Stream		1st	-	Between Dun Hill and Shelmartin	E Sutton Strand
Santa Sabina Stream		1st	-	Howth Demesne (S of main avenue)	E Sutton Strand (155m from Carrickbrack)
Kilbarrack Stream Daunagh Water		1st	-	S of Turnapin	S of Bayside
Blackbanks Stream		1st	-	Edenmore, S of Tonlegee Road	Meeting of Howth and James Larkin Roads
Fox Stream		1st	-	Former quarry area, now Edenmore Park	S of Fox's Lane, Raheny
Santry River Santry River Santry River is a fairly small river on the north side of Dublin city, one of the forty or so watercourses monitored by Dublin City Council.-Course:... Raheny River (part) Quinn's River		1st	-	Harristown and Dubber	Alongside Bull Island causeway, Raheny	Studied for GDSDS
Naniken River Naniken River The Naniken River is a minor river on the north side of Dublin city, Ireland, one of more than forty watercourses monitored by Dublin City Council... (part) Ballyhoy River		1st	-	N Santry	By Duck Pond, St. Anne's Park
Wad River		1st	-	Poppintree	Inner end of Tolka Estuary / Clontarf Bay
River Tolka River Tolka The River Tolka is one of Dublin's three main rivers, flowing from County Meath to Fingal, within the old County Dublin, and through the north of Dublin city, Ireland. It is one of Dublin's three main rivers, the others being the Liffey and the Dodder...	Tolka	1st	-	(Meath, NW of Batterstown)	Tolka Estuary / Clontarf Bay	River Tolka Flooding Study added to GDSDS
Clonee Stream	Tolka	2nd	Right	(Meath)	N of N3, near Clonee
(West) Pinkeen Stream	Tolka	2nd	Left	(Meath)	Damastown
(East) Pinkeen Stream	Tolka	2nd	Left	N of Tyrellstown	Mulhuddart
Warrenstown Stream	Tolka	2nd	Left	N of Warrenstown	S of Warrenstown
Scribblestown Stream Cappoge Stream	Tolka	2nd	Left	N of Abbotstown	Scribblestown
Finglaswood Stream Mount Olivat Stream	Tolka	2nd	Left	SW Finglas	Finglaswood / Tolka Valley Park
Finglas River	Tolka	2nd	Left	Ratoath Road, N of Finglas	S of Finglas	Studied for GDSDS
Claremont Stream	Tolka	2nd	Left	W of Finglas	Glasnevin (near RC church)
Cemetery Drain	Tolka	2nd	Right	Near Liffey Junction	Glasnevin (near RC church)
Hampstead Stream	Tolka	2nd	Left	DCU and Hillside Farm branches	W Drumcondra
River Liffey River Liffey The Liffey is a river in Ireland, which flows through the centre of Dublin. Its major tributaries include the River Dodder, the River Poddle and the River Camac. The river supplies much of Dublin's water, and a range of recreational opportunities.-Name:The river was previously named An Ruirthech,...	Liffey	1st	-	(Wicklow, Liffey Head Bog)	Dublin Bay
Brittas River	Liffey	2nd	Right	Seechon Mountain, Dublin	S of Kilbride, Wicklow
Tobermaclugg Stream	Liffey	2nd	Right	S of Grand Canal	W of Lucan
Griffeen River (part) Racreena River (part) Esker River	Liffey	2nd	Right	Saggart Hill	Lucan
Kilmahuddrick Stream	Liffey	3rd	Right	Kilmahuddrick	To Griffeen, N of Grand Canal
Westmanstown Stream	Liffey	2nd	Left	(Meath)	S of Luttrellstown
Diswellstown Stream	Liffey	2nd	Left	Carpenterstown and Castleknock	S of Diswellstown
Glenaulin Stream Pound Lane Stream	Liffey	2nd	Right	W of Palmerstown	Glenaulin Weir
Furry Glen Stream Knockmaroon Stream	Liffey	2nd	Left	W of Farmleigh	S of Furry Glen
St. Laurence Stream	Liffey	2nd	Right	Ballyfermot	S of Chapelizod
Creosote Stream	Liffey	2nd	Right	Inchicore	Garden of Remembrance
Magazine Stream	Liffey	2nd	Left	E Castleknock	Islandbridge
River Camac River Camac The River Camac is one of the larger rivers in Dublin, Ireland, and was one of four tributaries of the Liffey critical to early development of the city.-Course:... Cammock or Cammoke River (part) Clondalkin River	Liffey	2nd	Right	Mount Seskin	By Heuston Station	4th largest flow in Dublin, studied for GDSDS
Ferny Glinn	Liffey	3rd	Left		To Camac, Brittas Ponds area
The Two Slades	Liffey	3rd	Left	To W	To Camac, N of Brittas	Two distinct streams but no separate names
Toberach	Liffey	3rd	Right	To E	To Camac, N of Brittas	The last stretch of this small stream had a separate name, "The Stream of the Neighing of Horses"
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
Brownsbarn Stream	Liffey	3rd	Right	Between Corbally and Lugmore	To Camac, N of Saggart village, near Citywest
Fettercairn Stream	Liffey	3rd	Right		To Camac, NE of Saggart village
Robinhood Stream Coolfan River	Liffey	3rd	Right	Ballymount and Greenhills	To Camac, by Robinhood Ind. Estate
Gallblack Stream	Liffey	3rd	Left	From the merger of the next two streams	To Camac, near Bluebell Cemetery
Blackditch Stream	Liffey	4th	n/a	Rowlagh	Merger with Gallanstown to form Gallblack
Gallanstown Stream	Liffey	4th	n/a	Neilstown	Merger with Blackditch to form Gallblack
Drimnagh Castle Stream Bluebell Stream	Liffey	3rd	Right		To Camac, bend of Lansdowne Valley	Supplies the moat at Drimnagh Castle
Walkinstown Stream	Liffey	3rd	Right		To Camac, Lansdowne Valley
Finisk Stream Viceregal Stream Zoo Stream	Liffey	2nd	Right	E Castleknock	Above Heuston Bridge	Flows through Aras and Zoo lakes
Bradoge River Glascoynock Pole Water St. Michan's Streams	Liffey	2nd	Left	Cabra	Ormond Quay
River Poddle River Poddle The River Poddle , is one of the best known of the more than a hundred watercourses of Dublin. It is the source of the name "Dublin", the city being named after a pool that was once on its course... (Upper reaches) Tymon River	Liffey	2nd	Right	Cookstown / N Tallaght	Wellington Quay	Studied for GDSDS. Related are the two City Watercourse lines (from the Dodder and from Mount Argus). Alternate (artificial) courses include the Abbey Stream and Tenter Water, and related artificial lines include Lord Limerick's Watercourse and probably Coleman's Brook.
Commons Water	Liffey	3rd	Left	Crumlin and Drimnagh	To Poddle, at New Street / Kevin Street junction	Passes through the Coombe
Steyne River Stein and other variants	Liffey	2nd	Right	S of Adelaide Road near Charlemont Bridge	Burgh Quay
River Dodder River Dodder The River Dodder is one of the three main rivers of the Dublin region in Ireland, the others being the Liffey, of which the Dodder is the largest tributary, and the Tolka.-Course and system:...	Liffey	2nd	Right	Kippure (mountain)	Ringsend	3rd largest flow in Dublin, merges with the Grand Canal as joins Liffey
Tromanallison ("Allison's Brook")	Liffey	3rd	n/a	Near Kippure	Headwaters of Dodder	Either primary source or very early contributor to Dodder
Mareen's Brook	Liffey	3rd	Right	(Wicklow) SE of Kippure	To Dodder, SE of Kippure
Cot Brook	Liffey	3rd	Left	Kippure / Seefingan area	Dodder main course merged in Glenasmole
Slade Brook	Liffey	3rd	Left	Seefingan (mountain)	To Dodder, Glenasmole
Glassavullaun Stream	Liffey	3rd	Left	Seefingan (mountain) area	Glenasmole (to reservoir system rather than main Dodder flow)
Ballinascorney Stream	Liffey	3rd	Left	Ballinascorney	Glenasmole (most of flow to reservoir system rather than main Dodder flow)
Ballymaice Stream	Liffey	3rd	Left		Glenasmole (most of flow to reservoir system rather than main Dodder flow)
Piperstown Stream	Liffey	3rd	Left	Around Featherbed Bog	To Dodder, below Friarstown Glen
Jobstown Stream Tallaght Stream	Liffey	3rd	Left	To Dodder, S of Jobstown	E of Tallaght
Owendoher River Owendoher River The Owendoher River is a small river in southern County Dublin, that rises in two main branches, one formed of two streams, sometimes called Kilakee Stream, from the slopes of Kilakee Mountain, and Glendoo Stream, from west of Glendoo Mountain, and one from Glendoo Mountain itself...	Liffey	3rd	Right	Near Glendoo Mountain	To Dodder, NW of Rathfarnham village, alongside Bushy Park
Glendoo Stream	Liffey	4th	Right	W of Glendoo Mountain	To Owendoher headwaters, near Piperstown Gap
Whitechurch Stream (part) River Glin	Liffey	4th	Right	Tibradden area	To Owendoher, Willbrook (Rathfarnham)
Little Dargle River	Liffey	3rd	Right	Two Rock Mountain	N of Churchtown by Terenure	Prominent in Marlay Park
Castle Stream	Liffey	4th	Right	Rathfarnham	To Little Dargle, near Ely Arch (Rathfarnham)
River Slang River Slang The River Slang, also known as the Dundrum Slang or the Dundrum River, is a stream which rises on the Three Rock Mountain, County Dublin, flows through Ticknock and north to Dundrum, where it receives the Wyckham Stream, and then loops east, north, and west, coming to a mill pond north of the... Dundrum River Dundrum Slang Ticknock Stream (upper part)	Liffey	3rd	Right	Three Rock Mountain	To Dodder, near Milltown
Wyckham Stream	Liffey	4th	Left	SW of Dundrum, and former boosted by an offtake the from Little Dargle	To Slang, south of Dundrum
Muckross Stream	Liffey	3rd	Left		To Dodder, Simmonscourt
Swan River Swan Water	Liffey	3rd	Left	Towards Kimmage	To Dodder, above London Bridge near Irishtown
Elm Park Stream		1st	-	Goatstown	Merrion Strand (South Bull)
Trimleston Stream St. Helen's Stream		1st	-	SW of St. Helen's	Booterstown
Nutley Stream		1st	-	Clonskeagh	Williamstown	Previously first stream south of Liffey / Dodder, coming to sea by Sandymount Martello Tower
Priory Stream		1st	-	E Stillorgan	Blackrock Park
Carysfort-Maretimo Stream Glaslower		1st	-	Sandyford	Maretimo
Monkstown Stream Rochestown Stream Carrickbrennan Stream Mickey Brien's Stream Drayton Stream		1st	-	Rochestown	West Pier, Dun Laoghaire Harbour
Glasthule O'Toole's Stream		1st	-	Between Rochestown and Glenageary	Scotsman's Bay
Kill o'the Grange Stream	Kill o'the Grange	1st	-	Kil o'the Grange	Killiney Strand	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	Sometimes the whole system is called by this name
Shanganagh River	Shanganagh	1st	-	Merger of the below rivers and streams, near Cherrywood	Killiney Strand
Loughlinstown River (south or main branch) Bride's Glen Stream	Shanganagh	2nd	-	Three Rock Mountain	Near Cherrywood
Loughlinstown River (north or Carrickmines branch)	Shanganagh	2nd	-	Merger of the below rivers and streams	Near Cherrywood
Cabinteely Stream Foxrock Stream	Shanganagh	3rd	-	Foxrock	Cabinteely, meeting with Carrickmines River
Carrickmines River	Shanganagh	3rd	-	Merger of the below streams	Cabinteely, meeting with Cabinteely Stream	Studied for GDSDS. Previously formed slightly earlier, with Racecourse Stream meeting Ballyogan Stream, and then that Carrickmines River being joined by Glenamuck - the current setup was made during M50 work.
Racecourse Stream	Shanganagh	4th	-	Between Leopardstown and Murphystown Roads	Carrickmines, meeting with Ballyogan Stream
Ballyogan Stream Kilgobbin Stream	Shanganagh	4th	-	Three Rock Mountain	Carrickmines, meeting with Racecourse Stream
Glenamuck Stream	Shanganagh	5th	-		Ballyogan, to Ballyogan Stream	Used to join Carrickmines River directly, not via Ballyogan Stream (before SE Motorway part of M50).
Golf Stream	Shanganagh	6th	-	Jamestown	To Glenamuck Stream
Crinken Stream		1st	-	Rathmichael	N of Bray
Glencullen River (part) Cookstown River	Dargle (Wicklow)	2nd	Right	Glendoo / Glencullen	To Dargle, near Bray
Middle Brook	Dargle (Wicklow)	3rd	Right	Glendoo Mountain	To Glencullen
Brockey Stream Glasnabrockey	Dargle (Wicklow)	3rd	Right	Ballynabrockey	To Glencullen, by Glencullen Bridge

Rivers and tributaries

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