HISTORY OF DECOYS. 



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Lyons, the estate of Lord Cloncurry. A Decoy formerly existed 

 here, but the owner of the property, who has kindly made enquiries of old 

 residents, states that no particulars of it are now known, or obtainable. 

 What is called the Decoy is a small pool in a j^lantation near a much larger 

 piece of water. 



Lord Cloncurry says it certainly has not been used as a Decoy for 

 forty years. 



County Kilkenny. 

 Decoys in use. Decoys not in nse. 



Desart House. | None. 



Desart Hotise, ?>h miles SW. of Kilkenny, the residence of the Earl 

 of Desart. 



The owner of this Decoy says " that of late years it lias been nearly 

 a failure. 



" That though the Ducks come as usual in large numbers, very few 

 are now taken compared to what used to be the case. 



" Foxes also abound in the vicinity and manage to destroy most of 

 the tame Ducks." Many years ago from 1,500 to 2,000 wildfowl was 

 no unusual number to take in the Desart Decoy. 



This Decoy was constructed early in the present century. 



Decoys in use. 

 None. 



County Louth. 



Decoys not in use. 



Clyde. 



Lisrenny. 



Beaulieu. 



Rathescar. 



Oriel. 



According to Thompson, who wrote in 185 1, the Decoys at Clyde, 

 Lisrenny, and Beaulieu had even in his day long been disused. 



Also the one at Rathescar (erected by a Baron Foster) was 



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