Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Weir - fish
Ballynash, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynash
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.62492, -8.99383
- SMR number
- LI010-120004-
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In estuarine clay, on E side of Deel estuary. Described by O'Sullivan (2001, 148-9 & 310) as 'a single post 9cm in diameter, 15cm long. Worked end exposed.' Probably from eroded-out medieval fishtrap fence.'
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
O'Sullivan, A. 2001 Foragers, farmers and fishers in a coastal landscape. Discovery Programme Monograph No. 5
Nearby in the register
- Weir - fishunder 1 mi
- Weir - fishunder 1 mi
- Weir - fishunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.