In which Irish mountain range does the River Liffey rise?
River Liffey the river ran, but eventually came to refer to the river itself. It was also known as the Anna Liffey, possibly from an anglicisation of "Abhainn na Life," the Irish phrase that translates into English as "River Liffey". James Joyce embodies the river as "Anna Livia Plurabelle" in "Finnegans Wake". The Liffey rises in the Liffey Head Bog between Kippure and Tonduff in the Wicklow Mountains, forming from many streamlets at Sally Gap. It flows for through counties Wicklow, Kildare and Dublin before entering the Irish Sea at its mouth at the midpoint of Dublin Bay, on a line extending
River Liffey River Liffey The River Liffey (Irish: "An Life") is a river in Ireland, which flows through the centre of Dublin. Its major tributaries include the River Dodder, the River Poddle and the River Camac. The river supplies much of Dublin's water and a range of recreational activities. Ptolemy's "Geography" (2nd century AD) described a river, perhaps the Liffey, which he labelled Οβοκα ("Oboka"). Ultimately this led to the name of the River Avoca. The Liffey was previously named "An Ruirthech", meaning "fast (or strong) runner". The word "Liphe" (or "Life") referred originally to the name of the plain through which