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Weir in Ladycastle Lower

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Weir in Ladycastle Lower
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Weir in Ladycastle Lower catches the Liffey slantways and holds water back for a mill pond. The poor river thought it was off to Dublin; instead, it’s met the uncle who says, ‘Before you go, give us a hand with one small thing.’
Diagonal weir, c.1930, with cast-iron sluice gate/hydraulic dam to south retaining original mechanisms. Sited spanning River Liffey.
This weir and associated sluice gate/hydraulic dam are of considerable technical interest, having been constructed to regulate the flow of the current of the River Liffey to accommodate a mill pond nearby. The structures are therefore also of some historical and social interest, attesting to the former presence of a small-scale industrial complex in the locality. Viewed from Straffan Bridge to the south-east the presence of the structures has a picturesque effect on the river.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 11809022

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