Work in Ireland

Just a photo while I was out cycling along the Dodder yesterday. It can be a great place to get away from some of the traffic noise in Dublin. There are good paths along most of the river.

The River Dodder (An Dothra in Irish) rises on the northern slopes of Kippure in the Wicklow Mountains. From there it flows for some 20 km through Tallaght and the Dublin suburbs of Rathfarnham, Templeogue, Milltown, Clonskeagh, Donnybrook, and Ballsbridge before entering the Liffey at Ringsend.

The River Poddle is linked with the River Dodder as it flows through Tallaght - this link used to help with Dublin City’s water supply.

To catch sea trout on this river it is best fished in September at night when the river is in spate.

There is a weir just above the bridge at Ballsbridge and the river becomes tidal roughly where the bridge at Lansdowne Road crosses it.

The Dodder and the River Tolka are Dublin’s second largest rivers, after the River Liffey.

The Dodder was one of the major industrial rivers of Ireland for many years and is still dotted with may relic millstreams, weirs, sluices and old factories.  The river corridor supports a rich variety of birds, animals and insects as a special wildlife habitat comprising fast-flowing Areas of water, slow-moving pools, ponds and flooded marshy Area: s around its banks.

The Dodder is seen as the organising element of the recreational open space of Dublin’s southern boundaries extending from the sea to the Dublin mountains where the Dodder rises.  The river connects numerous sports grounds along its length as well as providing fishing to members of the Dodder Angling Association.

In managing the spaces along the river, the objective is to provide access along the river, while safeguarding and enhancing the natural characteristics of the river for recreation and conservation. Dublin City Council.

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