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Photograph of a man casting his line while long-line fishing off a cliff.
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Collection Ritchie Pickow
Title Photograph of a man casting his line while long-line fishing off a cliff.
Description Photograph of a man casting his line while long-line fishing off a cliff, Inishmore, Aran Islands. Part of the cliff is visible in the left/centre foreground. The man stands on it, his arms outstretched and knees bent. He wears a hat with a bobble, a dark jumper, a body warmer and trousers. He is framed by the sky. In the right background a weight on the end of the line can be seen in the air. The man may be Patcheen Faherty.
Date 01/01/1952
Date Issued 01/07/2022
Resource Type Still image
Archival Record Id p103104.jpg
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 60x60mm
Topic Longlining (Fisheries),Cliffs,Seashore,Shorelines,Coasts,Fishing
Geographic Inishmore (Ireland),Aran Islands (Ireland)
Temporal Nineteen fifties,Twentieth century
Genre Black and white
Creator / Author Name George Pickow