A great film! Thank you María Teresa 2015-07-01 14:13 GMT-03:00 James P. Murphy via <beara@rootsweb.com>: > With so many Beara ancestors involved with fishing the North Atlantic, > this announcement from the Irish Times may be of interest to list members. > Some of my Murphy's were from Reentrisk near Cod's Head. For a charming > self-portrait of one of today's fishermen, I recommend this YouTube piece > on Pat Murphy of Castletownbere -- > https://www.youtube.coBem/watch?v=42N3a2fqnrM < > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42N3a2fqnrM> > > > > > > From the Irish Times of June 30, 2015 > > A research project into the history of Irish fisheries will look at > records dating back as far as 1400 and has the potential to inform us about > the history of globalisation, climate change and the environment. > > Funding from the European Research Council worth €2.5 million over five > years will support the project, which is headed up by Prof Poul Holm, > professor of environmental history at Trinity College Dublin (TCD). > > Prof Holm is the only recipient in Ireland of an advanced grant award from > the council in its current allocation. > > The funding comes via the EU’s Horizon 2020 research budget. This round > saw 190 leading researchers receive a combined €445 million in funding. > > Prof Holm’s project, North Atlantic Fisheries: An Environmental History, > 1400-1700, will bring together hard information about what life was like > for coastal communities around the North Atlantic during that period. > > He will look at old records or ships’ logs for information on fish stocks, > the level of fish extraction, what prices were like and how countries and > regions developed their own strategies for exploiting the rich Atlantic > waters. > > One focus will be on the “fish revolution” of the 1500s and 1600s. Prof > Holm said that this “revolution” reshaped alignments in economic power, > demography and politics, in effect triggering an early globalisation of the > North Atlantic. > > The professor will also study marine environmental history and the impact > that this would have had on communities as they made a living from the > Atlantic. > > Prof Holm said that knowing more about past fish stocks, who controlled > the fishing grounds and how the climate varied at the time would help > modellers to understand the long-term variability of stocks. > > “It will also provide us with a much better historical understanding of > the creation of the North Atlantic world. > > “In recent years we have all been affected by the impact of globalisation, > climate change and threats of unemployment and social upheaval. It is > important to know how people in the past responded to the same forces.” > > Originally from Aalborg in Denmark, Prof Holm completed a Masters in > Ireland and served in a number of Danish universities before moving to TCD > in 2008. > > He was congratulated by TCD provost Dr Patrick Prendergast for being the > only local recipient of the council’s advanced grant and for receiving the > maximum amount available under it. > > > > > > James P. Murphy. > > Stuart, Florida USA > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message