Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Weir - fish
Backwestonpark, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Backwestonpark
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Salmon Leap
- Latest-edition OS map
- Salmon Leap
- Coordinates
- 53.35674, -6.49161
- SMR number
- DU017-014----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
There was formerly a fishery on the Salmon Leap. This comprised an artificial obstruction across the course of the river. In 1207 King John granted Adam de Hereford 'all the salmon fishery of the salmon leap'; also in 1562 Elizabeth granted William Vernon 'two fishing places, called the Salmon Leap' (Went 1954, 55-56). Cross reference with KD011-017001-
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
Went, A.E.J.. 1954 Fisheries of the River Liffey. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 84, 41-58.
Nearby in the register
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Weir - fishunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.