15/10/1941: FISHERY

Definition No. D. 136. No. 101 or BALLINAKILL DISTRICT.

Definition No. D. 136. No. 101 or BALLINAKILL DISTRICT.

TIDAL AND FRESHWATER BOUNDARIES OF THE BUNDORRAGHA RIVER, CARROWNISKY RIVER, BUNOWEN OR LOUISBURGH RIVER AND OWENWEE OR BELCLARE RIVER.

I, SÉAMAS Ó RIAIN, Minister for Agriculture by virtue and in exercise of the powers exercisable by me under the Fisheries Acts, 1842 to 1939 and of every and any other power me in this behalf enabling do hereby define and mark out

(1) the boundary between the tidal and freshwater portions of the Bundorragha River in the No. 10¹ or Ballinakill District to be an imaginary straight line drawn across the said river at right angles to its course 40 yards downstream from the downstream face of the bridge nearest the sea over the said river connecting the townlands of Bundorragha and Lettereeragh ;

(2) the boundary between the tidal and freshwater portions of the Carrownisky River in the No. 10¹ or Ballinakill District to be an imaginary straight line drawn across the said river at right angles to its course at the most northerly point of its course in the townland of Carrownisky ;

(3) the boundary between the tidal and freshwater portions of the Bunowen or Louisburgh River in the No. 10¹ or Ballinakill District to be the upstream face of the bridge nearest the sea over the said river connecting the townlands of Caher and Clooncarrabaun ; and

(4) the boundary between the tidal and freshwater portions of the Owenwee or Belclare River in the No. 10¹ or Ballinakill District to be the foot of the falls in the said river nearest the sea and situated on the downstream side of the bridge over the said river, known as Belclare Bridge, connecting the townlands of Belclare and Killadangan.

Given under my Official Seal this 15th day of December, 1941.

(Signed) SÉAMAS Ó RIAIN,

Minister for Agriculture.

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