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School: Leath-árdán

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Lahardaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máirtín Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0150, Page 38

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    and run away. The flashlamp is used now since it came into fashion. The usual artical used for catching the fish is a gaff. But sometimes a net or a "leister" is used.
    The gaff is like a large fishing hook, but it is thick iron, and about the size of the top of a cup. The "leister" is a fork, with three flat prongs, and three teeth on the side of the prongs. The net they use is the common pike net.
    The fish they usually catch are the salmon and trout.
    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
    Kitty Mac Hale
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Caffoley, Co. Mayo