Identifier: irelandindustria00irelrich (find matches)
Title: Ireland; industrial and agricultural
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Ireland. Dept. of Agriculture and Technical Instruction Coyne, William P
Subjects: Agriculture -- Ireland Lace and lace making Industries -- Ireland Ireland -- Economic conditions
Publisher: Dublin (etc.) : Browne and Nolan, limited
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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rel Fishery, and the Board bought a steamer tohelp, as well as boats, nets, boxes, and, not least important, a cargo of ice.After much weary waiting the mackerel came, and since then the fishinghas flourished and become profitable on a self-supporting basis, for theBoard has now ceased to act as the universal buyer, and private traders withtheir own steamers and agents, have taken its place. The Board still sup-plies boats by means of loans from the Reproductive Loan Fund, or theSea and Coast Fisheries Fund, repayable by half-yearly instalments. Twoinstructors generally form part of the crew, who teach the natives the com-plete art of fishing, and, above all, how to look after the gear and how tomend the nets. These methods have been pursued with considerable success in most ofthe other fishing centres of the congested districts. Recently a newmackerel fishery has been opened at Blacksod Bay, and though the firstseasons working resulted in a loss of over i^i,8oo, the Board very justly
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