School: Béal Átha an Dá Chab
- Location:
- Ballydehob, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Risteárd Ó Lighin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0291, Page 139
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- (continued from previous page)The snares are not used for catching hares because people would have to go far away for them.
- Snares for catching rabbits are still being made in this district. Five or six strands of copper wire, about a foot and a half in length, are twisted together, and an eyelet is fastened in one end of the wire, and the other end is put through the eyelet, and thus the snare is made.
Slings and catapults were used very much formerly, but are now discontinued.
They used to be made by boys, with a gabhlóg, and rubber, and leather. Each end of the rubber is attached to the gabhlóg, and the leather is attached(continues on next page) - Collector
- Michael Mahony
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Skeaghanore East, Co. Cork
