School: Barradubh (Sixmilebridge)
- Location:
- Barraduff, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Dómhnall Ua Donnchadha
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0457, Page 405
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- (continued from previous page)a trout to pass through.
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The Starragán was fitted near the bank in a stream where trout were, the mouth facing towards the mouth of the stream. The portion of the stream between the Starragán and the opposite bank was filled with big stones so that most of the water ran through the Starragan. The trout when coming up-stream during the night passed through the hole in the smaller basket and in nosing about for an escape became wedged between both baskets where they remained until removed next morning. In some the hole was made large enough to admit a persons hand and in others a shutter was fitted in the outer one. To make doubly sure that the trout would lie still especially in the day time a quantity of hay or grass was put between the baskets and as soon as the trout got under it they never moved.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Dómhnall Ua Donnchadha
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
