'Unlike me, the Atlantic wild salmon does not have a voice, so it cannot tell the story of why and how it has been driven to the point of extinction.'

Once, the River Shannon was teeming with wild salmon swimming upstream. But when the enormous hydro-electric station at Ardnacrusha was built in 1929, what began as the Free State's crowning achievement would have a devastating impact on the environment.

In this evocative and thought-provoking memoir, Patsy Peril recalls a life deeply entwined with Irish wildlife and embedded in the history of modern Ireland. From a childhood spent on the water to a national conservation campaign, Patsy has a lifetime of knowledge to share about the wild Atlantic salmon – and a plan to save it.



Preface 



Chapter One : Electrification 



Chapter Two : A River Childhood 



Chapter Three: Taking to the Water 



Chapter Four: The Old Ways and the Pull Back 



chapter five: motoring on 



Chapter Six: A Crisis Mounts 



Chapter Seven: Stark Reality 



Chapter Eight: Technology Versus Nature 



Chapter Nine: Too Late and Not Enough 



Chapter Ten: The Plan 



NOTES 



Bibliography



superb book by Patsy Peril about the fate of the salmon & the ecological disaster that is ardnacrusha



It weaves ecological, personal, social, even national, history SO engagingly