School: Knockanargan, Dunlavin
- Location:
- Cnoc an Aragain, Co. Chill Mhantáin
- Teacher: Annie Draper
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- (continued from previous page)so in length were twisted together with a wooden peg Then a loop was made on each end of it and it was formed into a round shape. Next some suitable cord was got and very often dyed green (the colour of the grass) to prevent rabbits seeing it and made into a cord four times as thick and put through the loops at the end of the snare. Then a peg was made out of an ash block or such and the cord was wound slightly round this. The snares were brought to the nearest rabbit runs and the peg was pushed down into the ground and the snare was put on the top of a scallop which was driven down beside it. The bow and arrow was another article for shooting rabbits. A hazel stick was cut and it was bent to a curve. A piece of (of) cord(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Susan Case
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Briotás, Co. Chill Mhantáin