School: Mullinahone (C.) (roll number 15363)
- Location:
- Muileann na hUamhan, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Máire Ní Shéaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0560, Page 318
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- 1. Snare. Snare made from cow's hair and tied to thin end of rod. It is worked over fishe's head.2. Groping. Man lies down on back, puts down his hand and searches roots under the water for fish.3. Netting. Net is long like a bag - made of sallies - called a staragawn. Man catches it and holds it open. Another man prods the river higher up - fish swim down and are caught in staragawn.
- Collector
- Mary J. Tobin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Muileann na hUamhan, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Timothy Tobin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Occupation
- Shopkeeper
- Address
- Muileann na hUamhan, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- 1. Bait fishing with Rod and Line.
Hook driven through ordinary worm. Trout fished for in this way when river is in flood and water clouded.2. Using artificial flies.3. On rare occasions natural fly is caught and put on hook. - "Row-tags" - small fish found under stones of river. Turn up stone and stick a table fork in fish.
