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at inauspicious moments; secondly, the spliced joint; and, 
thirdly, the screw fastening, peculiar, so far as I am aware, 
to the rods turned out by some Irish 
makers. 
I have one of the last named still 
in my possession made for me by 
Martin Kelly, of Dublin, I am afraid 
to say how many, but certainly fifteen 
or twenty’ years ago, which has seen 
some service in its day and is still fit to 
take the field. I therefore speak of this 
fastening with respect. It had its draw- 
backs, however. Perhaps owing to the 
necessity of the case, or perhaps to the 
incomplete application of mechanical 
knowledge, or a little of both, the fer- 
tules which were attached to the upper 
sornt and slipped down from above in 
the manner shown in fig. 1, and sub- 
sequently screwed into the position 
shown in fig. 2, had an awkward habit 
of breaking at the point where they 
were attached by a screw or rivet to 
the upper joint. Consequently, I need 
not say that since I have become its 
owner that single-handed three-joint 
trout rod of about eleven feet, has 
paid several enforced visits to Dublin 
for purposes of reparation. 
The ‘ Trish joint,’ as I will call it, had 
the speciality of keeping the water drip- 
pings to a great extent out of the joint. 
FIG, 1. 
TRISH JOINT. 
Another rod fastening possessing this latter advantage in 
combination with some other very excellent points, is manu- 
factured, and I believe invented, by Anderson & Sons, of 
Edinburgh and Dunkeld. The upper ferrule is double (vide 
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