42 MODERN SEA FISHING 



' Maybe it's brame that the gintilman manes,' suggested the 

 man's companion. 



It was a ray of light striking Cimmerian darkness ; the 

 man's face brightened up, and he exclaimed : 



' Some of us call them carrp, and some of us call them 

 brame ; but bream's a new word intoirley.' 



Those, therefore, who go to Ireland will do well, to prevent 

 mistakes, to forget their English accent if they wish to go out 

 bream fishing. I found out afterwards that carp was a very 

 common name for sea-bream in that locality. 



Speaking generally, amateur sea fishing is not much 

 pursued on the Irish coast, so that the information available is 

 somewhat limited. It may perhaps be useful to give a list of 

 the principal fishing-boat stations, where men and boats can 

 be had ; but it does not follow that just that fishing which the 

 amateur seeks after is close at hand. Most of these stations, 

 it will be noticed, are on the east coast. The list includes 

 Dublin, Skerries, Howth, Arklow,. Wexford, Dunmore, Dun- 

 garvan, Ring, Ballycottin Bay, Queenstown, and Kinsale, once 

 celebrated for its weatherly hookers. Between Baltimore and 

 Kinsale are capital fishing grounds and plenty of fine natural 

 harbours. In Bantry Bay is Glengarriff, which rejoices in three 

 hotels, good sea fishing, and not a very long journey to the 

 Lakes of Killarney. Kenmare Bay and Dingle have prolific fish- 

 ing grounds. In Dingle Bay the very light canvas boats called 

 ' curraghs ' are much used. They are also found on the coast of 

 Clare, and as far north as Galway Bay. On the other side of 

 Dunmore Head is Smerwick Harbour, and Brandon and Tralee. 

 Beyond the mouth of the Shannon and the exposed coast of 

 Clare comes the fine coast of Galway, where the many inlets of 

 the sea and the sounds between the numerous islands and the 

 mainland should afford the sea angler good fishing grounds in 

 almost any weather. The Galway hookers are noted sea-boats. 



