Native name An Casán Basin size 348 km (134 sq mi) Province Leinster | Main source Bailieborough Length 55.9 km (34.7 mi) Country Republic of Ireland | |
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Etymology for its "gliding" through an extensive flat country River mouth Irish Sea at Annagassan via River Dee | ||
The River Glyde rises in the town of Bailieborough in Cavan. Some smaller tributaries of the Glyde are the River Dee and the Killanny Rivers which contain stocks of sea trout and salmon. The Glyde flows in a south-easterly direction before entering the sea at Annagassan in Louth, site of the recently rediscovered ninth-century Viking longphort Linn Duachaill.. The River Glyde is 34.75 miles (55.92 km) long.
Map of River Glyde, Co. Louth, Ireland
The salmon and sea trout season here is from 1 February - 20 August. The upper reaches of the Glyde are known as the Lagan River which is deep and slow-flowing. The Lagan and Kilanny River meet at Tully, Co. Louth, and form the River Glyde.
The Glyde Rangers Gaelic Athletic Association team, founded in 1926, from Tallanstown in Co. Louth is named after the River Glyde.