asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will give details in respect of area and location of all areas and tracts of bogland (of over 200 acres) in the possession of the Land Commission in County Roscommon; and his attitude to private businesses who wish to lease, on long term, areas of such bogland for commercial peat production.
Written Answers. - County Roscommon Boglands.
802.
The information requested in the first part of the question is set out in the following table.
The question of disposing of the properties listed at (1), (3) and (5) to Bord na Móna is at present being examined.
The Land Commission are prepared to consider, on their merits, applications from private business firms who may wish to take long-term leases of the other two properties for the purpose of commercial peat production.
Details of Large Areas (over 80 hectares) of Turbary on Land Commission hands in County Roscommon.
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No. |
Estate and Record No. |
Townlands |
Location |
Area (hectares) |
|
1 |
LongfieldCDB 3140 |
Callow |
4 miles East of Ballaghaderreen |
120 |
|
De FreyneCDB 3159 |
Cloonagunnaun |
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2 |
MurphyCDB 3341 |
Cloonacolly Cloonargid |
6 miles South West of Ballaghaderreen |
129 |
|
3 |
WorthingtonCDB 9387 |
Annagh Cloonfad |
4 miles South of Castlerea |
220 |
|
Sweeney |
Cloonfelliv |
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|
S2526 |
Cloonroughan |
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|
Wills Sandford |
Shankoagh |
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|
E.C. 144 |
Cregganean |
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|
Burke |
Willsbrook |
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|
S500 |
Corliskea |
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4 |
Wills SandfordE.C. 144 |
Termon More Tonrevagh |
2 miles North East of Castlerea |
99 |
|
Moore |
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|
5 |
Wills SandfordE.C. 144 |
Cloonconra Leveelick |
3 miles West of Castlerea |
432 |
|
Cloonkeen |
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Cloonchambers |