Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Weir - fish
Leixlip Demesne, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Leixlip Demesne
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Salmon Leap
- Latest-edition OS map
- Salmon Leap
- Coordinates
- 53.35667, -6.49172
- SMR number
- KD011-017001-
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
There was formerly a fishery on the River Liffey at 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, Queen Elizabeth granted William Vernon 'two fishing places, called the Salmon Leap' (Went 1954, 55-56). The weir is designated DU017-014---- in Backwestonpark townland on the Co. Dublin side.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
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.