05/10/1931: FISHERY

MOUTH OF THE RIVERS DEALAGH AND INAGH

I, FIONÁN Ó LOINGSIGH, Minister for Lands and Fisheries, by virtue and in exercise of the powers vested in me by the Fisheries Act, 1925 , and of every other power enabling me in this behalf

(1) Do hereby define the mouth of the Rivers Dealagh and Inagh, in the No. 8 or Limerick District, to be a straight line (marked M on the map or plan hereto annexed) drawn from a point in the townland of Ballyellery (marked O) to a point in the townland of Dough (marked P) both in the County of Clare.

(2) And do hereby define the points of the mouth of the said rivers from which distances are to be measured under the Fisheries Acts to be high water mark at each end of the line M, which points are marked O and P respectively upon the said map or plan hereto annexed, on which said map or plan is also coloured blue the distance of half a mile within which nets are prohibited by the Fisheries (Ireland) Act, 1842 (5 and 6 Vic. c. 106), Sec. 27, and the Fisheries (Ireland) Act, 1850 (13 and 14 Vic. c. 88), Sec. 44 (vide Note).

(3) And do further hereby define the boundary seaward of the estuaries of the said Rivers to be the lines marked E¹ and E² on the said map or plan hereto annexed.

Line E¹ is an arc of a circle with centre at the point O and a radius of 600 yards.

Line E² is drawn true south from the point P to meet the line E¹.

Given under my seal of Office this 5th day of October, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty-one.

(Signed) FIONÁN O LOÍNGSIGH,

Minister for Lands and Fisheries.

NOTE.—Section 27 of 5 and 6 Vic. c. 106 enacts " That it shall not be lawful for any person, save and except the proprietor of a several fishery within the limits thereof, at any time to shoot, draw, or use any net for taking Salmon at the mouth of any river opening into the sea (the inland of fresh-water portion of which river is frequented by Salmon) where the breadth of such mouth between the banks thereof shall not exceed a quarter of a mile statute measure ; and that it shall not be lawful for any person, save such proprietor as aforesaid, within such limits as aforesaid, to shoot, draw, or use any net for taking Salmon within half a mile seaward, or along the coast from the mouth of any such river." Section 44 of 13 and 14 Vic. c. 88 enacts " That it shall not be lawful for any person, save and expect the owner of a several fishery within the limits thereof, at any time shoot, draw, or use any net for taking Salmon at the mouth of any river, where the breadth of such mouth between the banks thereof shall not exceed a quarter of a mile statute measure ; and that it shall not be lawful for any person, save such owner as aforesaid, within such limits as aforesaid, to shoot, draw, or use any net for taking Salmon within half a mile seaward, or half a mile inwards, or along the coast from the mouth of any river."

C°. CLARE

LISCANNOR BAY

Map or Plan referred to in Definition No. D. 123 showing the Mouth and Estuary of the Rivers Dealagh and Inagh in the No. 8 or Limerick District.

Reference to colour :-The space within which the use of nets is prohibited (Acts 5 & 6 Vict. C. 106, S. 27 and 13 & 14 Vict. C. 88, S. 44) is coloured blue.