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straight line to the southern point of Dalkey Island ; 

 thence by a straight line across Dalkey Sound, in the 

 direction of the signal station on Killiney Hill. 



" East Coast. — Prohibiting trawling within a line 

 drawn from the Nose of Howth to the eastern point of 

 St Patrick's Island (Skerries) ; thence to Clogher Head ; 

 thence to Dunany Point ; thence to Cranfield Point, in 

 the County Down. 



" Dundrum Bay, &c. — Prohibiting trawling from Helly- 

 hunter Eock, off Cranfield Point, to St John's Point, both 

 in the County Down. 



^'Belfast Lough. — Prohibiting trawling within a straight 

 line drawn from the Castle of Carrickfergus to Rockport, 

 in the County Antrim, and from 1st December to 1st April, 

 and the use of nets of less mesh than one and three-quarter 

 inches from knot to knot (except draft nets for herrings). 



^' Lougli Sioilly. — Prohibiting trawling within a line 

 from Knockalla Battery on the west side, to Linsfort 

 Church on the east side of the Lough. 



" Donegal Bay. — Prohibiting trawling within a straight 

 line from the Biau Rock to a place called Doorin Point ; 

 and from a place called the Blind Rock to the northern 

 point of the Townland of Rossnowlagh, Lower ; and from 

 thence to Killdoney Point ; and from thence to a place 

 called Pointinchose. 



" Galioay Bay. — Prohibiting trawling within a line 

 from Barna Pier to Gleninagh Castle. Also when large 

 shoals of herrings shall have set in in the Bay, and while 

 boats are engaged in drifting for herrings or mackerel, 

 and when boats shall commence fishing for herrings or 

 mackerel, that trawl-boats shall keep at a distance of 

 three miles from them. 



" Dingle Bay. — Prohibiting trawling within a straight 



