The Rivers of Dublin ~ New Revised Edition

Description

The Rivers of Dublin is the new edition of a cherished study; a unique examination of the water routes of Ireland’s capital and the ceaseless activity they enabled and inspired. It proves, in short, that the history of Dublin is that of its rivers.

The rivers, tributaries, and streams that have populated Dublin since its establishment have governed the expansion of the city and its quality of life; over time, many of these water routes have become hidden from view. Clair Sweeney’s work brings the ancient watercourses to the surface once more, breathing life into alternate maps of Dublin – excavating entire societies. Sweeney’s position in the Dublin Corporation’s engineering department gave him unparalleled access to places that most hardly know exist. The Rivers of Dublin, newly updated and beautifully redesigned, is a meticulous study of the watercourses that flow through Ireland’s capital city, serving as a history of those who settled and thrived along their banks.

Table of Contents

1. Watercourses and Their Environment
2. The Liffey
3. The Poddle Network
4. The Poddle Course of a Thousand Years Ago
5. The Abbey Stream
6. The Dodder/Poddle Branch
7. The Old City Watercourse
8. The City Water Supply and the Limerick Watercourse
9. The Glib Water and City Ditch
10. Coleman’s (Colmany’s) Brook
11. The Camac Millrace
12. The Tenter Water and Hangman’s Stream
13. The Commons Water
14. The Lakelands Overflow
15. The Greater Dublin Drainage Scheme
16. An Underground Tour
17. The Stein River
18. The Gallows Stream
19. The Bradoge River
20. The Oxmanstown Stream
21. The Swan River
22. Dodder River Millraces
23. The Muckross Stream
24. The Nutley Stream
25. The Elm Park Stream and the Trimleston Stream
26. The Little Dargle River
27. The Dundrum River
28. The Castle Stream
29. The Owendoher River and Whitechurch Stream
30. The Camac River
31. The Gallblack Stream
32. The Glenaulin or Pound Lane Stream
33. The Phoenix Park Streams
34. The Tolka River Tributaries
35. The Scribblestown or Cappoge Stream
36. The Finglaswood or Mount Olivat Stream
37. The Finglas River
38. The Claremont Stream
39. The Cemetery Drain
40. The Ballymun Wad Diversion
41. The Hampstead Stream
42. The Grace Park and Marino Streams and Two Others Unnamed
43. The Wad River
44. The Naniken River
45. The Santry River
46. The Blackbanks Stream
47. The Kilbarrack Stream
48. The Grange Stream
49. The Howth Streams
50. The Offington Stream
51. The Grays Brook
52. The Coolcur Brook
53. The Whitewater Brook
54. The Balsaggart Stream
55. The Carrickbrack Stream
56. The Santa Sabina Stream
57. The Group of Four Castle Streams, Including the Bloody Stream
58. Wells of Dublin
59. The Names Wells of Dublin

About the Author

Clair Sweeney worked for Dublin Corporation and wrote The Rivers of Dublin. In 1988, he was presented with the prestigious Lord Mayor’s Award in recognition of his outstanding achievements on behalf of the city.