Having had more time to think about "dree", I suspect the intended word is "grief".
The term "hooker" is more generic than I thought, and such boats were indeed used for fishing as well as carrying small cargo. A quick search found references to Boston, Plymouth and Kinsale hookers as well as the well known Galway variety.
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