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In historic times, weirs were built to channel water to now-redundant mills.

They have been barriers to migrating fish, seeking their spawning grounds. See our videos of the problem on the videos page.

The Trust, with the help of the Fisheries Board and National Parks and Wildlife, has undertaken to invest in fish passage projects on some of the most problematical weirs.
The Weir at Boland's Mill, King's River, August 2009

The Weir at Boland's Mill, King's River, August 2009
The Trust has recently completed a rock ramp at Boland's Mill on the King's River, generously funded by Kilkenny Anglers Association.

We have also recently completed another project at Bradley's Weir on the Kings River.

You can see a video and slideshows of the projects at the links below:

  Boland's Weir
  Bradley's Weir

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