by andrew | Feb 7, 2017 | Fishing Heritage
I normally try to keep things light on the page. But after listening to the fanfare about a new Government Action plan for rural Ireland I have to say I was disturbed. The plan is big on numbers; €60 million investment, 135,000 jobs yada yada. While in the same week...
by andrew | Oct 28, 2016 | Fishing Heritage
In the early decades of the 19th century, traditional fishing methods were turned on its head with the introduction of the Scotch Weir to Ireland. The origins are confirmed by the name, and the method of fishing is typified by what remains of the Woodstown weir near...
by andrew | Jul 29, 2016 | Ballyhack, Cheekpoint memories, Fishing Heritage
I recently recalled the selling of Salmon in Cheekpoint. In conclusion of that piece, I mentioned the practice of running fish, a means of earning a bit of extra cash for some of life’s pleasures, which invariably meant drink and cigarettes. Because the...
by andrew | Jul 1, 2016 | Cheekpoint memories, Fishing Heritage
As a salmon fishing village, Cheekpoint, like all the others in the harbour, had to have a means of selling their fish. In our case we either had to travel to sell them. Or, when we were children in the 1970’s, the buyers traveled around to collect...
by andrew | Jun 24, 2016 | Cheekpoint memories, River Lore
I’m occasionally asked what I miss most about drift-netting for Salmon. When it stopped in 2006 I was fishing on a part time basis, but I refused to participate in the buy out of licences, preferring instead to hope for a return. So when I answer, I’m...
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