Liffey

The river Liffey flows through Dublin, the capital city of the Republic of Ireland. It originates in the mountains of County Wicklow.

Dividing the Northside of Dublin from the Southside, the Liffey is spanned by road bridges including:

• O'Connell Bridge
• Loop Line Bridge
• Butt Bridge

The pedestrian-only Ha'penny Bridge was formerly a toll-bridge, while the Eastlink bridge is a modern tolled traffic-carrying lifting bridge.

Upstream from the city, at Chapelizod, the river is used by both university and police (garda) rowing clubs.

Downstream of the final bridge, (the Eastlink, the river is mainly used for commercial and ferry traffic, with some recreational use also.

A well-known sight on the liffey was the Lady Patricia and the Miranda Guinness, used to export from the St. James' Gate Guinness brewery.

The song about Seamus Rafferty refers to the "bowsies on the quay." Nowadays the quays are being developed with the additional of linear parks and overhanging boardwalks.

The quays of the Liffey include:

• Custom House Quay
• Bachelor's Walk
• Sir John Rogerson's Quay
• Eden Quay