School: Raharney (B.)
- Location:
- Raharney, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: S. Ó Conmhidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0727, Page 048
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- Lime used to be thrown in the water and when the fish came to the top they were caught.
- Men showed light of lamps or lanterns on the water at night during spawning time of salmon and when the fish came to the light they were speared.
- During a dry Summer small rivers were dammed or stopped in two places and the water teemed between the dams. Any fish there, was then caught.
- On paths across the bogs many deep narrow holes are still seen. These were "hare holes", specially dug & lightly covered over with straw, to let the hare fall into
