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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 110

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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
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. catching animals
          1. fishing (~216)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Killeen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Martin Lynn
    Relation
    Not a relative
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo