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School: Crowenstown

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Crowinstown Little, Co. Westmeath
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M. Ní Bhriain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0724, Page 359

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    little wires, and plait them together. Get a peg and tie the wire to it with a piece of cord. Then set it in the path of the rabbit or hare and hammer the peg into the ground and make a running loop of the wire and keep it up off the ground with another little peg. When the rabbit comes on path he will not see the snare and if he catches his head in it will choke him.
    Turnips
    In the Winter time when the nights are dark, people often make an image of a man's head from a turnip. The turnip is pared and two holes are put in it to represent the eyes and another for the mouth. Then a lighted candle is put inside in the turnip and this is set in the bushes to frighten people.
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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
    John Heffernan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Delvin, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    John Heffernan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Delvin, Co. Westmeath