River Dee (Ireland)
The River Dee (Irish: An Níth[1]) is a river in eastern Ireland, flowing from Co. Cavan to join the Glyde in Co. Louth.[2][3]
| River Dee | |
|---|---|
 Annagassan Bridge, where the R166 crosses the Dee | |
| Etymology | Irish níth, "combat" |
| Native name | An Níth |
| Location | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Cities | Nobber, Ardee, Annagassan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| ⁃ location | Teevurcher, County Meath |
| Mouth | |
⁃ location | Irish Sea at Annagassan via Dundalk Bay |
| Length | 60.4 km (37.5 mi) |
| Basin size | 392 km2 (151 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| ⁃ average | 27.16 m3/s (959 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| ⁃ left | River Glyde |
Legend
In the Táin Bó Cúailnge, Cúchulainn fights Lethan at Ath Carpat ("chariot ford") on the river Níth.[4] This takes its name from the Irish níth, meaning "combat." [5] The modern name Dee derives from the town of Ardee (Baile Átha Fhirdhia, "town of Ferdiad's ford").
Course
The River Dee springs near Bailieboro in County Cavan and flows in an easterly direction for 37.75 miles (60.75 km)[6] through County Meath and County Louth before entering the River Glyde at the village of Annagassan. The Dee in turn has three main tributaries: the Killary River which joins south of Drumconrath, Co. Meath, the Gara River which joins west of Ardee, Co. Louth, and the White River which joins north of Dunleer, Co Louth. There is one lake on the Dee called Whitewood Lake which is near Nobber, Co. Meath.
Wildlife and leisure
The River Dee is a brown trout fishery.[7]
See also
References
- "River Dee". logainm.ie. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- http://www.libraryireland.com/Atlas/Louth.php
- http://www.cfram.ie/otherprojects/IBE0700Rp0008_UoM06%20Hydrology%20Report_F02.pdf
- "The Tain Bo Culaigne - The Proposals".
- http://www.dil.ie/search?q=n%C3%ADth&search_in=headword
- Ordnance Survey of Ireland: Rivers and their Catchment Basins 1958 (Table of Reference)
- http://www.fishinginireland.info/trout/east/dundalk/dee.htm