AND HOW I HAVE CAUGHT MY FISH 187 



knitting, while seated on hillocks or rocks near their 

 cottages, or to meet them carrying bundles of com- 

 pleted work to store-houses. 



It was the work of the Congested District 

 Board I was most constantly coming in contact 

 with, as it has done so much for the coast of 

 Donegal. 



To show how readily the men and boys took to 

 new industries in the very district of which I am 

 writing, I have taken the following from the 

 Board's 1903 report. 



" All the barrels manufactured at our cooper- 

 ages during the year were made by coopers and 

 apprentices belonging to the Teelin and Burton- 

 port districts. The financial result of our barrel- 

 making operations has been quite satisfactory, as 

 the cooperages, which have been in operation 

 during the past seven years, have proved to be 

 self-supporting." 



Our king had knowledge of all these good 

 works, and had faith when he wrote : " For a 

 country so attractive and a people so gifted we 

 cherish the warmest regard, and it is, therefore, 

 with supreme satisfaction that I have, during our 

 stay, so often heard the hope expressed that a 

 brighter day is dawning upon Ireland. I shall 

 eagerly await the fulfilment of this hope." 



Possibly, some of my readers look to me for 

 guidance in the matter of the costs of fishing. 



When the purse is slender it is wise to know the 



