What is recorded here

Indicated holds two weirs on the River Boyne, one possibly marking a medieval fish weir belonging to Mellifont Abbey. In 1358 the Abbot of Mellifont won a judgment protecting weirs at Rosnaree, Knowth and Staghlyn, while later lists still named a Stalyng weir among abbey possessions. The water there has long served human hunger rather than ornament, turning river current into catchment for monks, tenants or neighbours.

There are two weirs (ME019-066001-; ME020-028002-) on the River Boyne at this location which are both marked on the current edition of the OS six-inch map. One of the weirs is depicted on the map as a 'Weir' while the second structure to the S is marked as a fish weir (ME020-028002-). The weir marked on the OS 6-inch map may have been located on the site of or in close proximity to a medieval fish weir which belonged to the Cistercian abbey of Mellifont in the 14th century. In 1358 the Abbot of Mellifont obtained a judgment in his favour regarding the three fishing weirs at Rosnaree, Knowth and Staghlyn (Stalleen) (Went 1953, 22). At the dissolution of the abbey of the Mellifont, a fishing weir at 'Stalyng' was listed as part of the possessions of the abbey (ibid., 23). According to Went the 'fishing weirs at Staleen and Newgrange (ME019-068001-) have not been used recently for the capture of salmon. Only those of Oldbrige and Rosnaree (ME019-0680022-) have been used for upwards of a century, although the Staleen weir may have been used for eels in more recent years' (ibid., 23-4). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 11 November 2013.

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