School: Baile an Daingin (B) (roll number 1676)
- Location:
- Ballindine, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Séamus P. Ó Gríobhtha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0096, Page 800
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- (continued from previous page)THE SNAREIt is made from six pieces of snare wire, each a foot long, and two pegs and a piece of rope. First of all they went to the shop and they bought snare wire. You would get two pegs a foot long and six inches of rope. You would twist the six wires three or four times. You would (-) a hole at the end of the wires. You would stick the other end of the wire of in the hole. Then it would slip. You would tie the rope to the end of the wire. You would tie the peg to the end of the rope. You would go out in a field and find a track where a rabbit would be running. You would stick the peg int he ground at the edge of the run. You would leave the wire on the run. You would get another peg and rest the wire on it. You would leave it three inches from the ground. Then it would be set.
THE SLINGLong ago the old people used to make slings. First of all they got an old shoe and cut the tongue of it. They cut a hole at each end of it. They got two pieces of strong(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tommie Garvey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Crossboyne, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Joseph Garvey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Crossboyne, Co. Mayo
