School: Fothar (roll number 16903)

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1. Bréagáin agus Caitheamh Aimsire (continued)

   

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   tied on to a piece of stick called a "bacan". Then a wee piece of stick was used to hold the snare up called a "tiller". The used also to catch birds with corn riddles, by placing the riddle up with a piece of stick. They would put corn under the riddle and when the birds would feed they would snatch the stick and the birds would be caught. The used to catch birds also in "flag traps".

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2. Bréagáin agus Caitheamh Aimsire

   

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   Some boys long ago used to make spinning jennie's. They used also to make slings out of leather and a piece of cord. Sometimes they would make lamps out of syrup tins. They would put a little wick in it with strong cloth. Some boys also used to make a spinning swis out of woolen thread and a bulth button.

   

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3. Bréagáin agus Caitheamh Aimsire

   

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   In olden times the people had no such things as traps for catching birds the used to get a bit of a board and stand it up

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