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  • Garrarus Beach: a short journey on the last boat

    Garrarus Beach: a short journey on the last boat

    They are all gone now, passed away, the small group of men who had fished their small boats off the ...
  • Memories of catching my first trout

    Memories of catching my first trout

    My memory of the first fishing experience with my grandfather goes back to 1948 when I was just 8 years ...
  • Memories of Zulu luggers in Mullaghmore

    Memories of Zulu luggers in Mullaghmore

    The Last of the Windjammers The greatest era of sail in the Northwest was introduced to Mullaghmore c.1913 when, with the ...
  • Net-fishing for salmon on the River Fergus, at Clarecastle, Co. Clare

    Net-fishing for salmon on the River Fergus, at Clarecastle, Co. Clare

    The boat used by the Clarecastle net-fishermen for many years was known as a gandalow, a design of boat used ...
  • Remembering our West of Ireland Boats

    Remembering our West of Ireland Boats

    Did you grow up in a fishing community, was your family involved in boat building or have you a memory ...
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