Half a century ago, Belgian Zoologist Bernard Heuvelmans first codified cryptozoology in his book On the Track of Unknown Animals.
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Mackerel would be my first thought, hitting shoals of baitfish on the surface. This can be a very violent episode, with fish thrashing the surface of the sea. The water literally explodes in front of you! However, mackerel are common enough around Ireland to be easily recognised by the monks.
All the other fish species found in the North Atlantic, that are inclined to display similar behaviour, are also found around Ireland.
One other possibility could be Tuna. They do migrate as far north as Iceland, and are occasionally caught commercially from Icelandic waters. During the time of the monks journey, I would imagine the shoals to be of a far greater size and have a wider distribution.
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