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School: Marlfield, Cluain Meala

Location:
Marlfield, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Mary E. Skally
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567, Page 229

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  1. Snares

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    Long ago people made their own toys at home, but now people buy all toys.
    Long ago they all sat round the fire at night and started making some of these toys such as the snare.
    They got a thick stick about six inches long. They had copper wire for the purpose and they made a loop of the wire as big as the rabbits head with a running knot on one end, they tied the other knot on one end, they tied the other end on to the stick and they put this where the rabbits were supposed to be. The end of the stick was pointed and they fixed it firmly in the ground the way the rabbit could not pull snare away when he got his head caught in it.
    They set many of these every night and when the rabbits ran in they got their heads caught in the snare and the knot on the wire ran and he got choked.
    Then the people went next day and took out the rabbits and set the snares
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pierce Kirby
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Marlfield, Co. Tipperary