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School: Faughalstown (roll number 9622)

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Faughalstown, Co. Westmeath
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Bean Mhic Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0719, Page 570

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    feet long and carrying a spear is used. The spear is an iron about a foot long with a number of gaffs on it. On a hot day the eels come into the shallow water and lie on the bottom. The person who has the spear stands up in the head of the boat and when he sees an eel he thrusts the spear at him and sticks him. The fish cannot get away on account of the gaffs on the spear.
    At night time when eels come in to the shallow to feed, a sod is soaked in parrafin oil. Then it is set on fire and it shows light to the bottom and you can spear as good as in the daytime.
    Patrick Haughey,
    Gartlandstown,
    Crookedwood.
    Informant
    Mrs Clinton,
    Gartlandstown,
    Crookedwood.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. catching animals
          1. fishing (~216)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Haughey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gartlandstown, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mrs Clinton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gartlandstown, Co. Westmeath