Fisherman, 26 January 2009You become a philosopher in ways because when the weather gets rough your life is at risk and you think about God and you think about yourself and your family and what you are doing in this world. You’ve a better understanding of the sea, of the weather, of the fish, the movement of fish, the seals, dolphins, seabirds. It’s an amazing place and it’s an amazing life and it’s an awful pity that young people now - because the fishing is in decline - won’t be able to go out and enjoy and feel what we have got from the sea. We must ask ourselves what are we doing in this world, how are we going to leave it to the next generation in the best possible shape?
Micheál O’Conchúir, fisherman, Ballyferriter
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