River Tolka

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The River Tolka is a major river in the Dublin area of Ireland, flowing from County Meath through County Dublin to Dublin Bay and historically known for both flooding and urban development along its banks.

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River Tolka canonical 10
river Tolka 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Ireland
country Ireland
crossedBy M50 motorway
N3 road
Navan Road
etymology name of Irish origin
flowsInto Dublin Bay
flowsThrough Dublin
Fairview Park
Griffith Park, Dublin
linked to: Ringsend Park

Tolka Valley Park
hasBridge Annesley Bridge
Ballyboggan Bridge
Drumcondra Bridge
linked to: Ballyboggan Bridge
hasEcosystem urban river habitat
hasFloodEvent historic flooding events in 1954
significant flooding in November 2002
hasTributary Castle Stream
Clonsilla Stream
River Castleknock
River Finglas
historicalRole influenced development of northern Dublin suburbs
knownFor flooding
urban development along its banks
length approximately 32 km
locatedIn County Dublin
County Meath
managedBy Dublin City Council
Fingal County Council
Meath County Council
mouthLocation Dublin Bay
near Croke Park
Tolko Park residential areas
partOf Dublin city river system
passesThrough Ashtown
Blanchardstown
Clonee
Clontarf
Drumcondra
Fairview
Glasnevin
region Leinster
sourceLocation near Dunshaughlin, County Meath
subjectOf flood alleviation schemes
supports birdlife in urban parks
fish species such as brown trout
waterBodyType non-navigable river

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

County Dublin hasRiver River Tolka
Blanchardstown hasRiver River Tolka
Navan Road hasNearbyRiver River Tolka
Drumcondra hasRiver River Tolka
Dunboyne hasRiver River Tolka
Fairview near River Tolka
National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin hasFeature river Tolka
linked to: River Tolka
Finglas river River Tolka
Glasnevin hasRiver River Tolka