herrings,
in the air force before i was sent abroad i was stationed for a while in an raf camp at ballyhornen. in afternoon the clerks there went to ardglass post office to get and send mail and we were sometimes sent as escorts with a wee trunchon. when the clerks were in the post office we went to the harbour to see the boats coming in. the crew were on deck and women were walking along the side of the boats on the harbour. the men on board were throwing herrings to the women, wives daughters don,t know, but you couldn't have got fresher herrings anywhere?

Tom
My wifes mother is from Ardglass and her family worked with the Herring dealers, cleaning and gutting them at home earning a few shillings. Another place for Herrings was Skerries near Dublin, when we went there in the 60s on holiday we went down to the pier and when then boats came in we bought a dozen for 2/6 = a half crown
donald