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Thread #52538   Message #806948
Posted By: GUEST,Brian F. Hannon
19-Oct-02 - 08:01 PM
Thread Name: Toome Eel Fisheries - Free Lough Neagh!
Subject: Toome Eel Fisheries - Free Lough Neagh!
It was the item from AMOS That I was directing my Question to for Clarity . I was not sure whether he was refering to Us or The LandLord . Lignite is a mineral and as such is claimed by The Goverment who claim all mineral rights in the North . But in the Early Seventys He tried to claim THE WATER of LOUGH Neagh . But he was foiled by even a couple of his Distant Cousins in Stormont who said that we cant have that and took legal advice on it . A Bill was passed through Parliament all the way from the old Stormont Goverment till The House of LORDS and even signed by the Queen . The water is Held by The EHS Dept now .It was very Discretely done .I have often wondered how this Bill and the 1661 Charter meshed . If you are particularly interested in the Lignite Question . I have material on it . Just Ask .