2016:381 - AUGHINISH, Limerick
County: Limerick
Site name: AUGHINISH
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: 16E0415
Author: Laurence Dunne
Author/Organisation Address: 3 Lios na Lohart, Ballyvelly, Tralee
Site type: No archaeology found
Period/Dating: N/A
ITM: E 528577m, N 655430m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.645367, -9.055416
Monitoring of maintenance dredging at Aughinish, Co. Limerick took place from 18 to 26 August 2016. Plough dredging was carried out in three areas (Area A–C) by vessel ‘Shannon 1’, a Multi-Cat tug with a bed-levelling plough. Areas A and C was situated astride the Outer and Inner Deepwater Berth at the jetty that extends from Aughinish Point northwards into the Shannon for c.900m. Area B was situated at Aughinish Point at a small boat-lower, water berthing area.