School: Muirisc (roll number 16832)
- Location:
- Murrisk, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Cearbhaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138, Page 515b
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- It is well nigh forty years ago, and I well remember when the great herring fishing started in October. It was after the harvest station in Murrisk and the Inner Clew Bay had been blessed by the Rev. Father McGirr.
The course going out and coming back to Murrisk pier had been well noted for three years for the run of the herrings. As the herrings came so did the fairies accompany the herrings.
I well remember in one of these great Winter seasons meeting a boat and crew of about twenty men, very unlikely to be in any of our Winter herring boats, of two and a half tons or three.
This happened at Rossmalley, on the way round by Westport Quay. I was the youngest of a crew of four all told. we had made the third shot of this night,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maire Ní Grodáin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Austin Burke
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Fisherman
- Address
- Murrisk, Co. Mayo
