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In my schooldays, all of the fishing was done by drift-netting: herring in the winter, salmon in the summer and lobster fishing in the months of May, August and September. The drift net fishing was carried out by half-decker boats, about 30ft. in length and driven with Bolinder engines. The older generation will still remember the distinctive sound of the Bolinder engines, on a calm evening, as the boats made their way to the fishing grounds. Most boats at the time were named Pride of …, either after the townland or island where their owner originated. Lobster fishermen hauled their pots twice a day, morning and evening, with the maximum of pots fished, being around forty, the most that could be stored in a sailing yawl when under full sail. Read Full Story