School: Corratober
- Location:
- Corr an Tobair, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: Ss. Mac Gabhann
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- As we were sitting round the fire one winters night everybody had their own tale to tell about fishing. I was particularly struck by one related by Pat McCabe.
I was once fishing at the Deep Rocks on the shores of Corfree. It was a dull evening and there was no take. So I lit my pipe and I smoked and I resmoked and I ciphered about for a while. When all of a suddent I saw my cork going down. I caught my rod and I pulled and I repulled. I found I was hooked in a monstrous perch. I had him just on the top of the water when there came a very large pike and swallowed him. I pulled and I repulled and I ciphered about for a while but failed to get him in. At last I stood up and I give him a(continues on next page)- Collector
- Eileen Masterson
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Éanachán, Co. an Longfoirt
- Informant
- Pat Mc Cabe
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Corr an Tobair, Co. an Chabháin