The River Dee () is a river in eastern
Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
, flowing from County Cavan to flow into the
River Glyde near the coast, in County Louth.
Legend
In the ''
Táin Bó Cúailnge
(Modern ; "the driving-off of the cows of Cooley"), commonly known as ''The Táin'' or less commonly as ''The Cattle Raid of Cooley'', is an epic from Irish mythology. It is often called "the Irish ''Iliad''", although like most other earl ...
'',
Cúchulainn fights
Ferdia at Ath Carpat ("chariot ford") on the river Níth. The river takes its name from the Irish ''níth'', meaning "combat". 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
County Cavan ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is based on the hi ...
and flows in an easterly direction for through
County Meath
County Meath ( ; or simply , ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It is bordered by County Dublin to the southeast, County ...
and
County Louth
County Louth ( ; ) is a coastal Counties of Ireland, county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. Louth is bordered by the counties of County Meath, Meath to the ...
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
Nobber (Irish language, Irish: ''an Obair'', "the work") is a village in north County Meath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is on the Navan–Kingscourt road (R162 road, R162), about north of Navan. This places the village about from the M5 ...
, County Meath.
Wildlife
The River Dee is a
brown trout
The brown trout (''Salmo trutta'') is a species of salmonid ray-finned fish and the most widely distributed species of the genus ''Salmo'', endemic to most of Europe, West Asia and parts of North Africa, and has been widely introduced globally ...
fishery.
See also
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Rivers of Ireland
Shown here are all the major rivers and tributaries of Ireland with their lengths (in kilometres and miles). Starting with the Northern Ireland rivers, and going in a clockwise direction, the rivers (and tributaries) are listed in regard to their ...
References
Rivers of County Louth
Rivers of County Meath
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