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    Put a (sl) split in one end of it and a point on the other end.
    The end of snare to which the twine is tied is put into the "squilt" and the stick is stuck in the ground to keep the snare up from the ground. Then I set the snare on a "Pop", that is a bare spot where the rabbit pops while running along his pass in the grass.
    When the rabbit puts his head into the snare it runs up his neck and catches him. Patridges are caught in this way but the snare is set higher because the partridge keeps her head up when running. The loop should be one hand high for a rabbit and two for a partridge.
    [?] Wire loop
    "Squilt"
    Peg
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Bennett
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Noggusboy, Co. Offaly