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School: Faithlegg (B.), Portláirge (roll number 11614)

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Faithlegg, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Peter Lyons
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    Written by: Martin Mahon, (Pupil)
    Cheekpoint,
    Co. Waterford.
    Salmon fishing.
    Salmon fishing is very common here in Cheekpoint. Most of the men are fishing salmon. My father is a fisherman and I hope to be one also. The men sometimes make their own nets but most of them buy them. The salmon season opens in February and ends on the fifteenth of August.
    The fishermen have to get a license to fish for salmon. Before the season opens they get (theire) their nets ready. The first thing they have to do is to oil the nets and put them out to dry. When the nets are dry they get some rope and rope them with twine. Before they rope the nets they put some corks on the rope (abut) about a fathom apart. When the nets are roped they put some leads on them and then they are ready for fishing.
    The fishermen fish in all weather and in the night sometimes. Every day during the season Mr. Power and Mr. Doherty go to
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Martin Mahon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cheekpoint, Co. Waterford