School: Holmpatrick (roll number 14180)

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Holmpatrick, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
D. Kevelighan
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  1. Old Crafts
    The fisherman in skerries make a very unusual lobster pot. It has a flat bottom made of wood which is about 36" x 12". From this base are three sally rods which are bent in arch shape. There is one at each end, and one in the centre.
    These rods are covered by a network of string, which the men buy at a shop. The height is about 12".
    At one end is a little tunnel high up, which becomes slightly narrower as it goes in.
    a, wooden base 36" x 12".
    b, three supple rods
    c, tunnel through which the lobster crawls.
    d, the whole is covered by a string net of 1" mesh, made separately and then secured with more cord.
    During the past year, I saw Mr. Mc loughlin, Mcloughlin's Lane, Strand St., make one of these pots.
    Alan Owens,
    6, strand st., Skerries, Co Dublin.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alan Owens
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Skerries, Co. Dublin