Illustrated Handbook of the Scenery and Antiquities of Southwestern Donegal

Author:   James Stephens
Publisher:   Rarebooksclub.com
ISBN:  

9780217821278


Pages:   32
Publication Date:   18 May 2012
Format:   Paperback
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Illustrated Handbook of the Scenery and Antiquities of Southwestern Donegal


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872 Excerpt: ...of naval architecture. It has no keel, and in the process of construction the order of procedure is the very opposite of that used in the dockyards. The gunwale is laid down first, and consists of a flat oval frame, perforated with holes at regular distances, into which the ribs (stout willow rods) are inserted. Between these slighter willows are interwoven, so as to form a basket-work bulwark of about six inches in depth. The ribs are then brought together at the place where the keel ought to be, and being intertwined are strengthened by laths, crossing them from stem to stern, and each crossing fastened with horse hair. The frame thus made is then covered with horseskin or tarred canvas. The gallant ship is now ready to bear the dangers of the deep. There is no taft or beam in the curragh, but the crew must sit on the floor, and must remain perfectly steady, as a little lateral pressure, there being no keel, would upset it. Short paddles are used for oars; and when there is only one in the boat he kneels at the bow, and with alternate strokes from side to side he guides the ship. They are very seaworthy, and can make the shore in a surf on the rocks, when no other 64 RIGHTS OF THE FISHERMEN. boat could venture. They are nine feet from stem to stern, three feet wide, and two feet deep, and are made for an expense of about thirty shillings. The fishermen along the coasts of Donegal also frequently complain that their rights to the high seas, given them by Magna Charta, are being oftentimes infringed on by by-laws and other laws, when there are no chartered rights, under pretext of protecting the salmon fisheries and an undue monopoly. The sea, as it requires no aid from human cultivation, being undistinguishable by metes or bounds, and being inexhaustible b...

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Author:   James Stephens
Publisher:   Rarebooksclub.com
Imprint:   Rarebooksclub.com
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 0.20cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.077kg
ISBN:  

9780217821278


ISBN 10:   0217821278
Pages:   32
Publication Date:   18 May 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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