Dodder River

A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology | 2004 | 531 words | Copyright

Dodder River [Ir. Dothra]. Small stream in Co. Dublin with headwaters in the Wicklow mountains, flowing 12 miles into Dublin Bay; 2.5 miles from city centre at Ballsbridge, a contemporary residential neighbourhood. The setting for Togail Bruidne Da Derga [The Destruction of Da Derga's Hostel] is the banks of the Dodder River. Farther upstream is Glenasmole, where St Patrick is reputed to have conversed with Oisín.

Bibliography

See Christopher Moriarty , Down the Dodder: Walks, Wildlife, History, Legend (Dublin, 1991)

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