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Attractions : Þuríðarbúð á Stokkseyri

Þuríðarbúð was erected in 1949 in memory of Þuríður Einarsdóttir and old working procedures.

Captain (or foreman) Þuríður Einarsdóttir was born in 1777 and died in 1863. She went on her first fishing tour at the age of eleven on her father's boat, but 17 years old she was a fully qualified mate on her brother's boat. For the most part of her fishing life Þuríður was a captain. She gave up seamanship in 1843 due to ill health, after a long and happy captainship. It was considered unique for a woman to be captain of a fishing boat. She was considered a good captain, practical and cautious but at the same time daring and very popular among her mates. She usually wore men's clothing because of her fishing and had permission from the province's sheriff to do so. Houses, or cottages, of the same kind as Þuríðarbúð were very common in Stokkseyri in the 19th century, made from stones and turf. Bunks lined the walls of these abodes where the seamen slept, ate and dwelt during their days ashore.

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