The Liffey (An Life in Irish) 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 opportunities.
The song about Seamus Rafferty refers
to the "bowsies on the quay" - However, recent years have
seen much development on the quays, with the addition of linear
parks, and overhanging boardwalks which give the river banks renewed
life.
There are quays on the North bank and
the South bank of the Liffey, extending from the weir at Islandbridge
to Ringsend bridge over the river Dodder, just before the East Link
Toll bridge.
