Peel, Castle 1903
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50647
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At the height of the season, Peel harbour was often full of fishing boats - Manx, Cornish, Irish and Scottish - as they followed the migrating herring into Scottish waters. In 1881 the Peel herring fleet consisted of 309 boats employing 2163 men and boys; the annual catch was worth around £11,000. By 1891 the local fleet was down to 174 boats employing 860 men and boys with an annual catch valued at just under £3000.
An extract from Isle of Man Photographic Memories.
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