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Weir in Strancally

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According to an inquisition of 1604 a salmon weir on the River Blackwater at Strancally was owned by Sir Walter Raleigh (Went 1946, 181). It remains unlocated. Went, A. E. J. (1946) Irish fishing weirs. JRSAI, vol. 76. 176-194.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA034-063

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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