Then the unquiet spirit of the Congested Districts Board possessed the place for a while.

A young engineer designed a new pier to shelter fishing-boats.

He galvanized the people into unwonted activity, and, though sceptical of good results, they earned a weekly wage by building it.

Boats came, great able boats, which fought the Atlantic, and the old curraghs were left to blister in the sun far up on the beach.

Instructors from the Isle of Man taught new ways of catching mackerel.