Owendoher River

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Owendoher River
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Owendoher River near Cruagh Wood
Owendoher River
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGlendoo Mountain and Kilakee Mountain, County Dublin
Mouth  
 • location
 River Dodder near Rathfarnham, ultimately Dublin Bay (River Liffey)
Basin features
River system River Liffey via River Dodder system
Tributaries 
 • right Whitechurch Stream

The Owendoher River (Irish: An Dothra Bheag, i.e. "The Little Dodder") is a small river in southern County Dublin, Ireland, the largest tributary of the River Dodder, and a part of the River Liffey system.

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Course

The Owendoher rises in two main branches. The larger branch flows from Glendoo / Glencullen valley, and meets the second, in turn formed from two streams, one sometimes called Kilakee Stream, from the slopes of Killakee Mountain, and the other Glendoo Stream, from west of Glendoo Mountain. The two branches merge near Rockbrook Cemetery, along with another small stream from Woodbrook and Piperstown, and the Owendoher flows north to Ballyboden, and on to Rathfarnham, receiving the Whitechurch Stream.

The Owendoher joins the River Dodder south of Bushy Park near the former settlement of Butterfield, just south west of Rathfarnham village. [1] [2]

There were historically a number of mills on the Owendoher and its tributaries; none now operate.

Bridges

As the Owendoher now passes, in its lower reaches, through heavily developed areas, it features many bridges - from where the river joins with the River Dodder to its source in the south:

See also

Rivers of Ireland

References

Bibliography

  • Doyle, Joseph W. (2010) [2008]. Ten Dozen Waters: The Rivers and Streams of County Dublin. Dublin, Ireland: Rath Eanna Research. pp. 1–22 + map. ISBN   978-0-9566363-0-0.
  • Sweeney, Clair L. (1991). The Rivers of Dublin. Dublin, Ireland: Dublin Corporation. pp. 1–115, inc. many maps. ISBN   0-9505301-4-X.

53°18′N6°17′W / 53.300°N 6.283°W / 53.300; -6.283

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