Liffey
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Road closures around O'Connell Street extend along the north and south quays of the Liffey, and to Westmoreland Street and O'Connell Bridge.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
His winning work, “The Liffey Swim,” depicts the annual race in Dublin’s River Liffey.
From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2022
They were 2 down on the par-5 16th hole, where the River Liffey separates the fairway from the green.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2022
Around 2015, he started to play “The Liffey Banks,” Mr. Potts’s only commercial recording, during long sessions of improvisation.
From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2019
The Shannon here is no tiny stream like the Liffey, but a wide river, never less than from 150 to 200 yards in breadth, and generally deep enough to float a small ocean steamer.
From Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland by Russell, T. O.
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