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THE FOWLER IN IRELAND. 



them (fig. 3). The poles should lie nearly flat on the 

 ground, their ends being directed as shown in figs, i 

 and 3. Drive into the ground one of the long pegs 

 E, of which there are a pair, each with its smaller 



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FIG: 



peg, G, attached (fig. 4), one at each notched end of 

 the poles and just touching them (fig. 4) ; the notches 

 in these pegs to be turned at right angles to the poles, 

 just above ground, and towards the side from which 



FIG. 4. 



the fowler pulls the net. The use of the second 

 smaller peg tied to each long one will be presently 

 seen. Now step twelve yards outwards from the shoe- 

 pegs, D D, keeping them carefully in line. Make a 



