IRISH FISHERY LAWS. 



Venue cutters, or by a veflel hired for that purpofe; 

 and I am certain there will not be a member in the 

 next parliament who will not readily allow the king's 

 letter, which 1 fuppofe may be obtained for defray- 

 ing the charges of fuch an undertaking*." 



SALMON FISHERY. The rivers of Ireland abound 

 in falmon, of which the river Ban affords the greateft 

 quantity. This river iflues from the great Loch, 

 Neagh, a frefh water lake near Bdfaft, and after a 

 courfe of 30 miles, falls into the North Sea, facing 

 the Hebride Ifles of Scotland. 



The falmon quit the river in Auguft, and remain 

 in the fea till January, when they return to the frefh 

 waters, and are taken in their pafiage to the lake 

 and the rivers which fall into the Ban. They are 

 taken both by nets and weirs, under certain parlia- 

 mentary regulations. Thefe fifheries employ 80 

 men, are let at 6000 1. and the expence is fuppofed 

 to be equal to the rent. The quantity taken fome 

 years almort exceeds credibility. In 1777 there 

 were taken, in one haul of a net, 1452. Fart of 

 the falmon are fold frefh, from id. to if d. per Ib. 

 The remainder are faked for the London, Spanifh, 

 and Italian markets, where they bring from. 14!. to 

 20 1. per ton. The filh are cured in puncheons with 

 common fait, and afterwards in tierces of 42 gallons 

 each, fix of which make a ton. 



Table of Bounties, Premiums, and Drawbacks, for the 

 Encouragement of the Injh Fijberies in Europe and 

 America , alfo the Premiums allowed by the Dublin 

 Society. 



Bounty per ton on all vefTels built on the 



coaft of Donegal for the herring . s. d. 

 fifhery, from 20 to 60 tons inclufive /*. 300 



* In 1783, Capt. Ellifon of the Adrian \vas fcnt i 

 Lord Lieutenant, in fearch of the banks fuppofed to lie otf the 

 north-weft of Ireland ; but after taking the moft accurate found- 

 ings, no appearances of fuch banks \vciw- dii 



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