Kentucky Irish American Louisville, KY 15 October 1910 Recently the very solemn and impressive ceremony of blessing the Galway Bay was performed by the Rev. Father O'Sullivan, O.P. The beautiful and simple ceremony was attended by large numbers of Claddagh fishermen. The weather on the occasion was very favorable, and the scene on the whole most impressive. The herring fishery is very lucrative at present along the coast of Galway. Recently six of the boats of the Congested Districts Board arrived in Galway containing from 5,000 to 6,000 herrings, all of which were quickly bought. Several other boats remained in Aran, containing from 9,000 to 10,000 herrings each, and those were bought by wire by Galway fish dealers.