School: Camross, Mountrath (roll number 15933)

Location:
Camross, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Heifearnáin
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    One day I thought of a plan and made a fishing bag.

    One day I thought of a plan and made a fishing bag. I got a big wide bag and put wire all around the mouth of it. I made a long handle out of the bag that I could fish any hole. When I would see a big hole I would set the bag under the roots of a tree that would be in the hole. Then I would get a very long stick to prod the bank from the other side. Then I would pull out the bag on the strand to see was there anything in it. If there was a fish
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paddy Scully
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Longford, Co. Laois