Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Weir - fish
Athasselabbey North,athasselabbey South,cloghleigh (relickmurray & Athassel Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Athasselabbey North,athasselabbey South,cloghleigh (relickmurray & Athassel Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- TS068-132----
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The National Monuments Service's description
The Civil Survey (1654-6) refers to the lands of Athassel where there 'stands an old Abby & a ffishing weire comonly called black weire' (Simington 1934, vol. 2, 6). This could be one of two weirs marked on the 1st (1840) and 1900-05 ed.OS 6-inch maps in the river c. 700m N of the abbey (TS068-013----) between Athasselabbey North and Cloghleigh townlands and c. 1km S of the abbey between Athasselabbey South and Cloghleigh townlands.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1934 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol. II: county of Tipperary - Western and Northern baronies. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.