School: Dernakesh (B)
- Location:
- Dernakesh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Ó Comhraidhe
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- (continued from previous page)dull made. This would catch rabbits when set on their pads.
When my father was young he made a net for fish out of strong cords. He plat them into meshes with a packing needle. He also made a butter fly cage out of ruches which he platted on his fingers.
- A few years ago I made a small mill wheel very simple. I got a polish box lid and made seven holes in the edges of it. Then I made fans from plywood. They were shaped square with a short handle about the thickness of a match from it. I put one in each hole. Then I put in a wooden axle and put it under falling water and it turned it with great speed. I also made a snare for catching birds. I stuck two sticks into the ground and tied a cord from one to the other(continues on next page)
