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The River Delvin ( ga, An Ailbhine) is a river of northern
The Delvin rises north west of the village of
County Dublin
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, about long and forming much of the Dublin-Meath boundary; it is thus largely under the responsibility of Fingal County Council, sometimes shared with Meath County Council
Meath County Council ( ga, Comhairle Chontae na Mí) is the authority responsible for local government in County Meath, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and co ...
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Name
Delvin or ''An Ailbhine'' is derived from Old Irish ''ailbine'', possibly from ''ollbine'', that is "great crime."Hancock, W. Neilson, Thaddeus O'Mahony, Alexander George Richey, and Robert Atkinson (ed. and tr.), Ancient laws of Ireland, 6 vols, vol. 1: Senchus Mor, Stationery Office: Dublin, 1865. https://archive.org/details/ancientlaws01hancuoft/page/68/mode/2up?q=ailbine The river is also sometimes known as the Elvene, Elvin Water, Elvin or Delvyn.Course
The Delvin rises north west of the village of Garristown
Garristown () is a village in north-west Fingal, Ireland. It is also a civil parish in the historic barony of Balrothery West.Naul, where there are cliffs of around 20 metres, a 5 metre natural fall, and a small private hydro-electric plant on an artificial cascade. The river near Naul is sometimes known as ''the Roche''.
Downstream of Naul, small tributaries flow in. The river runs east, then north, passing Stamullen, then east again, crossing into the broad Gormanston area. It passes under the M1 motorway, where is marks the county boundary, and later receives a final tributary and flows under a viaduct to enter the
Irish Sea
The Irish Sea or , gv, Y Keayn Yernagh, sco, Erse Sie, gd, Muir Èireann , Ulster-Scots: ''Airish Sea'', cy, Môr Iwerddon . is an extensive body of water that separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain. It is linked to the Ce ...
at Knocknagin, at the southern end of Gormanston beach, south of Ben Head and some distance north of the village of Bremore, and the town of Balbriggan.
The Delvin has more than a dozen tributaries, including the Bartramstown River, Stablestown Stream, and Silver Stream. It once powered at least one mill, and today there is at least one small hydroelectric plant on its course. The main river body runs for about 18km, while tributary lines total at least 10km more.
Fishing
Trout fishing on these rivers takes place from February to September. Trout fishing is usually catch and release; spinner reel fishing on one shore is allowed. Most trout are in the 2 pound range.See also
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 ...
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