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School: An Sciobairín

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Skibbereen, Co. Cork
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Micheál Ó Cuileanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0297, Page 208

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  1. Snares for Birds and Beasts

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    There are many ways used for catching birds such as bird baskets and birdlime, but now birdlime is illegal. Splintering is also used but it is in the night-time it is carried out.
    Splintering. On the night appointed a number of men gather together and set off to where birds are to be got together. They shine a light into the birds' eyes which dazzles their sight and then they are struck on the
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Ó Donnabháin
    Gender
    Male