06/12/1946: FISHERY

DEFINITION No. D. 140. No. 141 OR LETTERKENNY DISTRICT.

DEFINITION No. D. 140. No. 141 OR LETTERKENNY DISTRICT.

TIDAL AND FRESHWATER BOUNDARIES OF THE KENNAGH (CULOORT), GLENNAGANNON, DONAGH, CLOMANY, MILL, SWILLY, FAYMORE, RAY, TULLAGHOBEGLEY, GLENNA, CLAUDY, GWEEDORE (CROLLY) AND GWEEBARA RIVERS.

I, SÉAMAS O RIAIN, Minister for Agriculture, by virtue and in exercise of the powers exercisable by me under the Fisheries Acts, 1842 to 1944, 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 Kennagh (Culoort) River in the No. 14¹ or Letterkenny District to be the downstream face of the bridge nearest the sea over the said river in the townlands of Ardmalin and Culoort ;

(2) the boundary between the tidal and freshwater portions of the Glennagannon River in the No. 14¹ or Letterkenny District to be a straight line drawn across the said river at right angles to its course 300 yards downstream from the downstream face of the bridge known as Strawbridge Bridge in the townlands of Carrickafodan and Churchland Quarters ;

(3) the boundary between the tidal and freshwater portions of the Donagh River in the No. 14¹ or Letterkenny District to be a straight line drawn across the said river at right angles to its course 750 yards downstream from the downstream face of the bridge known as Corvish Bridge situated in the townland of Churchland Quarters ;

(4) the boundary between the tidal and freshwater portions of the Clonmany River in the No. 14¹ or Letterkenny District to be a straight line drawn across the said river at right angles to its course 330 yards above the point on the west bank of the said river at the boundary between the townlands of Crossconnell and Straid ;

(5) the boundary between the tidal and freshwater portions of the Mill River in the No. 14¹ or Letterkenny District to be the downstream face of the railway viaduct over the said river, situated in the townlands of Ballymacarry Lower and Ardaravan ;

(6) the boundary between the tidal and freshwater portions of the Swilly River in the No. 14¹ or Letterkenny District to be a straight line drawn across the said river at right angles to its course from the point on the bank of the river at the boundary between the townlands of Creeve Glebe and Rockhill ;

(7) the boundary between the tidal and freshwater portions of the Faymore River in the No. 14¹ or Letterkenny District to be a straight line drawn across the said river at right angles to its course 170 yards downstream of the downstream face of the bridge across the said river known as Clon Bridge, situated in the townlands of Clonbeg Glebe, and Masiness ;

(8) the boundary between the tidal and freshwater portions of the Ray River in the No. 14¹ or Letterkenny District to be the downstream face of the dam between the townlands of Ballyconnell and Carrowcannon on the west and Errarooey More on the east used for diverting the river down an artificial channel ;

(9) the boundary between the tidal and freshwater portions of the Tullaghobegley River in the No. 14¹ or Letterkenny District to be the waterfall nearest the sea on the said river between the townlands of Ballyness and Glebe ;

(10) the boundary between the tidal and freshwater portions of the Glenna River in the No. 14¹ or Letterkenny District to be a straight line drawn across the river at right angles to its course 140 yards downstream from the downstream face of Bedlam Bridge, situated in the townlands of Ards More, Keeldrum Lower and Gortahork ;

(11) the boundary between the tidal and freshwater portions of the Claudy River in the No. 14¹ or Letterkenny District to be a straight line drawn across the said river between the townlands of Knockastoller and Bunbeg shown on the Ordnance Map (Co. Donegal 25" Sheet XXXII Plan 15, published in 1905) as the highest point to which ordinary tides flow;

(12) the boundary between the tidal and freshwater portions of the Gweedore (Crolly) River in the No. 14¹ or Letterkenny District to be a straight line drawn across the said river at right angles to its course 200 yards downstream from the downstream face of the bridge nearest the sea across the said river and connecting the townlands of Derrynamansher and Dore ;

(13) the boundary between the tidal and freshwater portions of the Gweebara River in the No. 14¹ or Letterkenny District to be a straight line drawn across the said river at right angles to its course 70 yards downstream of the bridge known as Doochary Bridge in the townlands of Coolvoy and Derrynacarrow.

Given under my Official Seal this 6th day of December, 1946.

(Signed) SÉAMAS O RIAIN,

Minister for Agriculture.