by andrew | Jun 19, 2020 | Fishing heritage, River lore
I’ve a long association with Moran’s Poles, it’s provided me with some of my happiest times, and to date, the scene of the worst tragedy in my life. As a child, it was a working space, where the fishermen hauled out their punts and prongs to dry them...
by andrew | May 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
I started what has emerged into the tides and tales blog four years ago this month. It began with stories that concentrated on my youth in Cheekpoint, themes of life, occupation and structures or local features such as the quay, church and limekilns. My...
by andrew | Nov 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Over the last few weeks I’ve occasionally covered my exploits fishing herring in Waterford harbor. The first week looked at getting prepared, and the second installment looked at the finding of the shoal and the catch. This week I look at the really...
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