School: Raharney (B.)
- Location:
- Raharney, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: S. Ó Conmhidhe
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- XML “Bird-Catching - Three Bricks”
- XML “Bird-Catching - Cliabhán”
- XML “Bird-Catching - Lanterns at Night”
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- A cage was made of thin rods on a wooden frame with cords from corner to corner holding the rods together. A bent rod was placed underneath into the rods forming a sort of step a small rod was bent from this step to the front of the cliabhan. Food was placed underneath. The bird hopped on the bent rod going in and loosened the rod spring. The cliabhan fell and the bird was caught.
- Men used to go along the fences at night with(continues on next page)