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Saint Columb's Rill is a tributary of the much more famous River Bush (An Bhuais in Irish) in Northern Ireland. This 'rill' or rivulet is really a small stream that rises in bog land approximately five miles (eight kilometres) southeast of the village of Bushmills[1] in County Antrim. The rill is named after the patron saint[2] of Derry[3] (Doire in Irish).

  1. ^ http://www.discoverireland.com/gb/ireland-places-to-go/placefinder/b/bushmills-antrim/Bushmills Village, County Antrim
  2. ^ "Derry Diocese, Ireland". Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2013. Saint Columbia, Patron Saint of Derry
  3. ^ Mills, A.D. (2003) Dictionary of British Place Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-852758-6

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