School: Carraig Thuathail (B.)

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   would fly out. Matches are often played to see who would blow the haw the farthest.

   Cribs.
   Cribs were made from elder sticks. The elder are the best for it is hard to see them in the sun. The Crib is square with one small little door for the bird to go in. The door is held up with a small piece of stick. When the bird goes in she tips the stick and the door will fall down and catch the bird inside.

   Bird Traps.
   When a lark is rearing the young ones she is very often away getting food for them. If knitted wire is placed over the nest small enough not to let the young birds come out the mother bird will feed them in through the wire. When the birds are big enough they cannot go out. They can then be put into cages to sing.

   Snares.
   Snares are made of a piece of very fine wire and a stick. There is one small hole made at one end of the wire and the other end is put into the hole and a loop is made of it. The other end is tied to a stick. The stick is put down in the path of a rabbit. When a rabbit gets

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
            1. toys (~1,598)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   William Fitzgerald

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Carrigane, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Mr J. Fitzgerald

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   56

   Address

   Carrigane, Co. Cork