S.I. No. 161/1969 - Game Birds Protection Order, 1969.

1. The North Bull Island, Dollymount, in the County Borough of Dublin.

The area within an imaginary line drawn from the south-eastern end of the Bull Wall, proceeding along the north-eastern side of the Bull Wall until it reaches Clontarf Road, then turning north-east along the south-eastern side of Clontarf Road to a point 533 yards west of Sutton cross-roads, then following the coast line in a southeasterly direction to a point 633 yards south-east of Sutton Cross where it reaches Strand Road, then continuing in a south-easterly and southerly direction along the coast side of Strand Road to theSouthern end of Martello Terrace, then leaving the road and continuing south along the coast line to a point 87 yards south of the Martello tower, and thence going direct to the south-eastern end of the Bull Wall.

2. The Lough in the County Borough of Cork.

The area known as the Lough, Cork, bounded on the north by the front garden walls of the houses known as Lough View, on the east by Lough Road, on the south by Glendalough Park and on the west by the boundaries between private property and Corporation land extending from the junction of Hartland's Avenue and Glendalough Park to the southern end of St. Finbarr's Park and thence to the southern end of Hartland's Road.

3. The Inishkea Islands in the County of Mayo.

The area within an imaginary line drawn from a point 150 yards south of the centre of Carrickalaveen in a north-easterly direction to a point 700 yards east of Gubnacusha in the townland of Inishkea North, proceeding in a north north-westerly direction to a point 300 yards north-east of the most northerly point of Carrickmoylenacurhoga, then turning due west to a point 2,000 yards north of the centre of Carrickaweelion, then turning south south-west to a point 900 yards west of the said centre of Carrickalaveen and thence going direct to the said point 150 yards south of the centre of Carrickalaveen.

4. Coosan Lough in the County of Westmeath.

The area comprised of the land for the time being covered by the waters of Coosan Lough, County Westmeath, together with the land forming the islands in the aforementioned lake.

5. Lough Carra in the County of Mayo.

The area comprised of the land for the time being covered by the waters of Lough Carra, County Mayo, together with the land forming the islands in the aforementioned lake.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 12th day of August, 1969.

SEÁN FLANAGAN,

Minister for Lands.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of this Order is to extend, in respect of the 1969/70 period, the annual close seasons prescribed in the

Game Preservation Act, 1930

, for the game birds listed in the Order.

S.I. No. 161 of 1969.

GAME BIRDS PROTECTION ORDER, 1969.

I, SEÁN FLANAGAN, Minister for Lands, being satisfied that the species of game birds specified in the first column of the First Schedule to this Order are in special need of protection in the whole of the State and that the species of game birds specified in Article 4 of this Order are in special need of protection in the areas specified in the Second Schedule to this Order, do hereby, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 6

of the

Game Preservation Act, 1930

(No. 11 of 1930), and the

Game Preservation Act, 1930

(Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1958 (

S.I. No. 186 of 1958

), order as follows:—