| River Delvin An Ailbhine | |
|---|---|
 At Gibblockstown, County Meath | |
 | |
| Etymology | Old Irish ailbine, supposedly from ollbine, "great crime"[1][2] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | near Garristown, County Dublin (Fingal) |
| • elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Knocknagin, to the Irish Sea, (County Dublin) |
| Length | 18 km (11 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Bartramstown River, Saddlestown Stream, Silver Stream |
| • right | Garristown Stream |
The River Delvin (Irish: An Ailbhine) is a river of northern County Dublin, about 18 kilometres (11 mi) long and forming much of the Dublin-Meath boundary;[3]: 2 it is thus largely under the responsibility of Fingal County Council, sometimes shared with Meath County Council.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
UCC_ref_olibinewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 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
- ^ Doyle, Joseph W. (2013) [2008]. Ten Dozen Waters: The Rivers and Streams of County Dublin (7th ed.). Dublin, Ireland: Rath Eanna Research. pp. i–iv, 1–76 + photos and map. ISBN 978-0-9566363-6-2.