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Weir - fish

Coolnamuck Demesne, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Weir - fish, Coolnamuck Demesne, County Waterford, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Coolnamuck Demesne
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Coolnamuck Salmon Weir
Coordinates
52.34943, -7.44506
SMR number
WA003-058----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated in the W-E River Suir at the limit of its tidal range. This may be one of the six weirs or salmon pools mentioned in an extent of Carrick dated 1415, and which was described as broken in the Civil Survey (1654-6) (Simington 1942, 103). It was known locally as Cor Uí Criotháin or Davin's weir, after a leasee in the early 20th century. It was dismantled after an attempt to blow it up in 1922. (Power, 1991, 153)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 20 October 2010

References

Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1942 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol VI: county of Waterford. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.

Power, P. C. 1991 The lower Suir - boats and botmen long ago. Tipperary Historical Journal, 148-58.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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