School: Borrisoleigh, Glenkeen (roll number 590)
- Location:
- Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Tomás de Búrca
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- (continued from previous page)would catch one rabbit he would set the snare again,
Pupil Name: Mary Ryan, Cronovone, Borrisoleigh, Co Tipp
Got from: Michael Ryan, Cronovone, Borrisoleigh, Co Tipp.
53 yrs.
- Boys make guns they would get a strong bit of timber and get some lastic and you would have a pop gun and boys make toys they would get a strong bit of timber and to get some red rubber and you could fire stones with it and boys would be able to kill birds and rabbits with it and boys makes toys with a reel and to put some lastic on the reel and you could fire stones with it
Pupil Name: James Small, Gurtnacranna,
Got From: Patrick Small, Gurtnacranna, Upperchurch
50 yrs. - Boys and men set snares for rabbits they would get eight wires & twist them with a lid of a pot & then you would put a loop at the end of the snare & then you would get a strong cord & put it on the end of the snare & then you would get a peg and tie it on to the peg and you would put the peg of it down in the ground so that(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Small
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gortnacran Beg, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- William Small
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Gortnacran Beg, Co. Tipperary
