The name berserker derives from the Old Norse berserkr (plural berserkir). This expression most likely arose from their reputed habit of wearing a kind of shirt or coat (serkr) made from the pelt of a bear (ber-) during battle.
Fishing. ROCKLING The Rockling can be found close to shore around rocks pools sand bars etc. this fish provides little sport and is generely a fish that sea match anglers will target when other sport is poor.
The Shannon estuary produces lots of specimen fish, mainly from the piers around Aughinish and Moneypoint. Whilst the Three Bearded Rockling is the most commonly caught by anglers, there are potentially five other species to be caught in Irish waters.