| Name etymology | town of Ardee, ultimately níth, "combat" in Irish |
|---|---|
| Source1 location | Teevurcher, County Meath |
| Mouth location | Irish Sea at Annagassan via Dundalk Bay |
| Length | 60.4 km |
| Country | Ireland |
| Counties | Cavan, Meath, Louth |
| Settlements | Nobber, Ardee, Annagassan |
| Discharge1 avg | 27.16 m3/s (959 cu ft/s) |
| River system | River Glyde |
| Tributaries left | Killary River |
| Tributaries right | Gara River, White River |
The River Dee (Irish: An Níth)[1] is a river in eastern Ireland, flowing from County Cavan to flow into the River Glyde near the coast, in County Louth.[2][3]
Legend
In the Táin Bó Cúailnge, Cúchulainn fights Ferdia at Ath Carpat ("chariot ford") on the river Níth.[4] The river 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 rises from a spring 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 joining with the River Glyde at the village of Annagassan. The Dee in turn has three main tributaries: the Killary River which joins south of Drumconrath (Drumcondra), County Meath, the Gara River which joins west of Ardee, County Louth, and the White River which flows north from Dunleer, County Louth. There is one lake on the Dee, Whitewood Lake, near Nobber, County Meath.
Wildlife
The River Dee is a brown trout fishery.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "River Dee / An Níth". logainm.ie. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Louth". Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland, 1900. Retrieved 12 October 2020. – via libraryireland.com.
- ^ "North Western - Neagh Bann CFRAM Study UoM 06 Hydrology Report". cfram.ie. 2015. Archived 13 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "The Tain Bo Culaigne - The Proposals". celtic-twilight.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Dictionary of the Irish Language - Search - Níth". Royal Irish Academy. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ Ordnance Survey of Ireland: Rivers and their Catchment Basins 1958 (Table of Reference)
- ^ "The River Dee". fishinginireland.info. Angling Ireland. Retrieved 12 October 2020.