School: Tuar an Fhíona, Cluain Meala

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   bird steps on the bow it is a prisoner.

   

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2. Making a Crib

   

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   There are many other sorts of cribs made to catch birds. First you must get a bucket and half-fill it with meal. When you have this you must get a big meal-bag and spread it over the bucket so the bird might not see the meal. The next thing to be done is to get a long cord and to put a loop on it. Put the loop near the bucket and hold the end of the cord in your hand. When the bird gets in, pull the cord and the bucket will fall on it. She is captured.

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Tomás Ó Dunaighe

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Woodhouse, Co. Waterford

3. Making a Crib

   

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   This is how other cribs are made by some boys. First of all they get a small timber box and bring it out in the garden near a hedge. On this little box there is no lid and that is the best way of all for catching birds. They turn the open part of the box down towards the

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