School: Cuan Dor (roll number 1272)
- Location:
- Cuan Dor, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0309, Page 299
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“Sometimes when there is a slight wind you may notice calm channels of water in the harbour...”
Sometimes when there is a slight wind you may notice calm channels of water in the harbour, these are always in the one direction and they portend a strong wind from the direction from which they come.Sometimes the fishermen use a form of fishing line or lines known as a "spiller". It consists of one long line with several small pieces of line attached to it at fixed distances and on each there is a hook and bait. This is set in such a way that it stretches along the sea-floor and it is moored at each end and also buoyed. The form of buoy used is the tarred skin of a dog or other small animal. This line is not reeled up but is coiled on a flat tray-like wicker-work. When hung up to dry it is suspended by the hooks from a piece of stick. This enables it to be dried without becoming tangled.