School: Carlanstown (roll number 884)
- Location:
- Carlanstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Gérbheannaigh
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- (continued from previous page)What the salmon and the trout are to the laird, or even to those of "low degree" who can afford to indulge in the short of catching game fish, the humble rock-fish is to the Aran Islander. Of the many fish that abound in the seas around Aran the rock-fish alone calls forth the shorting instincts of the islanders The bollack runs from six inches to a foot in length. It is reddish brown or light red or speckled, the colour depending on the kind of seaweed that grow in its environment It sticks close to the rocks and its favourite food is the(continues on next page)
