03/03/1943: FISHERY

Definition No. D. 139. No. 63 OR KENMARE DISTRICT.

Definition No. D. 139. No. 63 OR KENMARE DISTRICT.

TIDAL AND FRESHWATER BOUNDARIES OF THE SNEEM, CLOONEE, OWENSHAGH AND CROANSHAGH RIVERS.

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 SNEEM RIVER in the No. 6³ or Kenmare 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 which is nearest the sea over the said river and is situated in the townlands of Inchinaleega East, Inchinaleega West and Drimna Beg ;

(2) the boundary between the tidal and freshwater portions of the CLOONEE RIVER in the No. 6³ or Kenmare District to be the base of the waterfall which is nearest the sea on the said river and is situated in the townlands of Cloonee and Ardea ;

(3) the boundary between the tidal and freshwater portions of the OWENSHAGH RIVER in the No. 6³ or Kenmare District to be the upstream face of the bridge over the said river known as Mourlin Bridge which connects the townlands of Derreen and Lauragh Lower ;

(4) the boundary between the tidal and freshwater portions of the CROANSHAGH RIVER in the No. 6³ or Kenmare District to be an imaginary straight line drawn across the said river at right angles to its course 240 yards upstream from the upstream face of the bridge over the said river known as Croanshagh Bridge which connects the townlands of Reenkilla and Lauragh Upper.

Given under my Official Seal this 3rd day of March, 1943.

(Signed) SÉAMAS Ó RIAIN,

Minister for Agriculture.

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