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February – traditional start date of the Salmon Driftnet Fishery

by andrew | Jan 29, 2016 | Fishing Heritage

The traditional start of the Salmon drift net season in Ireland was, for generations, February 1st. Once opened it stretched to August 15th, the Feast of the Assumption, and a very important church holiday in the village in the past.   By the time I started to fish...
A century of Barrow Bridge incidents

A century of Barrow Bridge incidents

by andrew | Jan 8, 2016 | Built Heritage, Irelands Maritime Heritage, World War I, World War II

The Barrow Bridge was officially opened in 1906 to connect Waterford’s train station, and thus the SW of Ireland, to the newly developed port at Rosslare.  I’ve written before about the initial planning and concern about crossing the River Barrow which...

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