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School: Ballyhogue

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Ballyhoge, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Mrs. Margaret Cahill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0902, Page 216

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  1. Salmon Fishing (continued)

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    rope on the shore and two go out in the cot it and the other man throws out the net. Then they row into the shore. Then they three men pull in the net.
    If they get a fish they kill it with a stick that is fastened to the net. Salmon are to be caught to about 50 pounds in weight.
    This was a bad year's fishing.
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  2. Salmon-Fishing

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    Fishermen get ready their nets when they are gone to fish and they have to buy tar and cotton and new ropes to repair their nets and then they bring them down to the Slaney and put them on the bank.
    Then on the 1st of April they fish and usually three men are wanted.
    Two men go out in the boat one of them throws the net out and the other rows and the other on the strand pulls the ropes from the boat.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John J. O' Rourke
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mary O' Rourke
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Ballyhoge, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Thomas O' Rourke
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Ballyhoge, Co. Wexford