School: Arklow (B.)
- Location:
- Arklow, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Gearóid Inglis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0924, Page 24
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- (continued from previous page)sailing boats, the old fishermen handled them with wonderful power. In those large boats, the men went from fishing port to fishing port all round the Irish coasts and also to the Scotch Coasts.
They fished according to the season of the year for the herrings or mackerel. The mackerel fishing took place usually in Cork or Kerry at such places as Kinsale, Scibbereen, Beerhaven, Valentia and Dingle and other places on these coasts.
It took place in Spring and about 60 large boats left Arklow usually on St. Patricks Day for one of the above named places.
Before going the fishermen usually had a retreat or mission.
Each boat had a 'train' of mackerel nets which consisted of 45 to 55 or 65 nets 50 fathoms long and 5 score (100 mesches deep)(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Mullett
- Gender
- Male
