School: Teampall Mhuire
- Location:
- Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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- Fishing is not so profitable now-a-days as it was in the days gone by, but even now-a-days some of our Irish farmers around the coast fish near the land. The sort of boats they fish in are called Yawls and curraghs.
Long ago the most usual month to fish in was September and nowadays they fish in August and September.
On a fine summer's morning a few men gather to gether and go out fishing. They bring lines, sinkers, spillets, nets, hooks, lobster pots, gut and baits.
The lines is a narrow rope made of flax. It is about twenty five to thirty(continues on next page)- Collector
- May Killeen
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cartoon, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Martin Lynn
- Relation
- Not a relative
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cartoon, Co. Mayo