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  2. Kippure - Wikipedia

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    Kippure (/ k ɪ ˈ p j ʊər /; Irish: Cipiúr) [2] at 757 metres (2,484 ft), is the 56th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, [3] and the 72nd-highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Kippure is situated in the far northern sector of the Wicklow Mountains , where it lies on the border of counties Dublin and Wicklow in ...

  3. River Liffey - Wikipedia

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    The River Liffey (Irish: An Life, historically An Ruirthe(a)ch) is a river in eastern Ireland that ultimately flows through the centre of Dublin to its mouth within Dublin Bay. Its major tributaries include the River Dodder, the River Poddle and the River Camac. The river supplies much of Dublin's water and supports a range of recreational ...

  4. River Dodder - Wikipedia

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    Dodder in the Dublin Mountains, 2.5 km from its source. The Dodder rises on the northern slopes of Kippure in the Wicklow Mountains and is formed from several streams. The headwaters flow from Kippure Ridge, and include, and are often mapped solely as, Tromanallison (Allison's Brook), which is then joined by Mareen's Brook, including the Cataract of the Brown Rowan, and then the combined flow ...

  5. List of rivers of County Dublin - Wikipedia

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    County Dublin (shaded dark green) There are more than 130 named rivers and streams in the traditional County Dublin, Ireland, which comprises the city of Dublin and the surrounding counties of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin. Rivers and tributaries The rivers and streams are listed in one table, with systems such as the Liffey (and that of its major sub-system, the Dodder ...

  6. Wicklow Mountains - Wikipedia

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    The River Liffey rises between the mountains of Kippure and Tonduff at Liffey Head Bog. [45] One of the major tributaries of the Liffey, the River Dodder, rises nearby on slopes on Kippure. [46] The King's River rises on Mullaghcleevaun and joins the Liffey near Blessington. [2] The River Vartry rises on the slopes of Djouce mountain. [2]

  7. Kilbride, County Wicklow - Wikipedia

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    Much of the parish consists of mountain and blanket bog; the boundaries are formed by the southwest–northeast ridge of Cromwellstownhill and Cupidstown Hill to the west, the Brittas River to the north, the peaks of Seefin (621m), Seefingan (723m) and Kippure (757m) to the northeast, the River Liffey to the southeast and a small stream to southwest.

  8. Seefingan - Wikipedia

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    At 724 metres (2,375 ft) Seefingan is the 11th highest summit in the Wicklow Mountains, the second highest point in South Dublin after Kippure and the 92nd highest summit in Ireland. [1] It stands at the junction of three ridges, Corrig to the north, Seefin to the southwest and Kippure to the east, and straddles the border between County ...

  9. Art O'Neill Challenge - Wikipedia

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    The Lord Deputy of Ireland Sir John Perrot arrested Art O'Neill and imprisoned him in Dublin Castle in 1585, it being the seat of British rule in Ireland. [9] In December of 1585, Art O'Neill made a successful escape from the castle and "hid for a time in the Wicklow mountains, but, attempting to head north to Ulster, he was recaptured before 20 February 1586", according to the Dictionary of ...