Dundrum bay grills mystery is solved by businessman

Dundrum bay grills mystery is solved by businessman

30 July 2014

THE mystery of dozens of metal trestles which appeared on the beach in Dundrum last week has been solved.

Residents in the village spotted the arrival of the trestles after they were unloaded onto the beach by a tractor.

Some people believed the metal structures were to be used as part of a project to strengthen the local coastline battered by high seas and storms last December and during the early part of 2014.

Other residents believed the trestles were to be welded together as part of a device to stop sand shifting. But local councillor Patrick Clarke has finally solved the mystery.

Intrigued by the appearance of the metal structures, he put on his detective hat and while his initial investigations drew a blank, he soon came up trumps.

A telephone call to Robert Graham, the former owner of the Dundrum Bay Oyster Company, provided the answer to the question many locals were asking: what are the trestles for?

“Robert informed me the trestles are in fact metal frames used for growing oysters in the local bay. It’s my understanding the trestles are fixed to the ground to support mesh bags where the oysters grow before being harvested,” he said.