[Irish 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
- Christopher Moriarty, Down the Dodder: Walks, Wildlife, History, Legend (Dublin, 1991)
