Cheekpoint Fairy Tale?

by | Jun 1, 2018 | Cheekpoint memories, Folklore

I was often chided for my romantic notions of the Cheekpoint name deriving from the fairy folk, the Sidhe.  However in recent months strong, albeit circumstantial, evidence is coming to the surface that those of us with romantic notions may not be totally without...

An Sí Gaoithe, the Fairy wind

by | 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...