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THE SNAP NET The Abbey fishermen used several different types of snap nets varying
in length and depth. A typical net used for salmon was 39 ft. long by 56 to 58 meshes deep, the size of the mesh varied between
4 and 6 ins.
The net was mounted on two ropes. The top rope was
called the SUNA, the bottom rope was called the CLOSHUAINE. On the two bottom corners
of the net there was a stiff rope called the BUNA, the net stones were attached to this.
This drawing is a rough idea of how the net would have looked under
water as it is being dragged behind the brocauns.
The Net Stones were made of limestone
and had grooves cut in them, to save the ropes from undue wear, as they were dragged over the bottom of the river. The net
stones varied in weight for use in different river conditions, but an average weight was 2 pounds.
| POLE - Made of ash |
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| Approx. 10 to 11 ft. long and about 2.5 ins. in diameter, it had an iron ferrule at one end. |
| PADDLE |
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| Handle made of ash with oak blade |
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