Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Weir - regulating
Fethard, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fethard
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Mill Weir
- Latest-edition OS map
- Weir
- Coordinates
- 52.46503, -7.69481
- SMR number
- TS070-040113-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
S of the walled town of Fethard (TS070-040----), running NW-SE across the Clashawley River, roughly from S of the SW angle tower in the graveyard of Holy Trinity church (TS070-040001-) to the mill (TS070-040112-) immediately SW of Watergate Bridge (TS070-040017-). This weir and watermill are indicated on the Grace map of 1708 (O'Keeffe 2003, map 5). It is unlikely that the mill and weir were only 8 years old when depicted, which implies they are at least 17th century in date. On the 1st (1840) ed. 6-inch OS map the weir is named the 'Mill Weir'. It is named ‘Weir’ on the 2nd ed. (1903-04) 6-inch OS map, however the area S of the weir is named the 'Mill Dam'.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 18 May 2015
References
O'Keeffe, T. 2003 Historic town atlas no. 13: Fethard. Dublin. Royal Irish Academy.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.