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School: Ballyadams (roll number 894)

Location:
Ballyadams, Co. Laois
Teacher:
P. Ó Bruadair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0836, Page 031

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0836, Page 031

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  1. Bird Traps - A Hook (continued)

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    boiled with worms or pieces of raw potatoes. The wild fowl unsuspectingly swallow the worms and consequently the hook and are caught. Where pheasants are in the habit of feeding the hook is boiled with raisins. The pheasant being extremely fond of raisins, swallows them, and the small hook and is caught.
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  2. Bird Traps - A Paper Bag

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    A small paper bag made from a piece of brown or grey paper and tapering to a point at one end and open at the other end is sometimes used to catch pheasants where they are plentiful. Grains of corn are put into the pointed end of the bag and the inside of the bag smeared with a sticky substance such as bird-lime or the fruit of sticky
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pádraig Ó Bruadair
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyadams, Co. Laois