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School: An Gleann Garbh (roll number 2379)

Location:
Glengarriff, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Caoimhín Ó Séaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0279, Page 216

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    wire around the stick and the loop is set in the path. Then when the rabbits comes along he put his head into lub and the running loop squeses on on his neck and then he is caught, and he cant go out of it.
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  2. Snares

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    A snare is made of wire. A long strip of copper wire is got. At a rabbits they set the snare for. At the end of the wire they put a lúb. One end is brought in through the lúb to make a búbán. When the snare is set they put sticks on
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