HISTORY OF DECOYS. | |
| 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 plantation near a much larger piece of water. Lord Cloncurry says it certainly has not been used as a Decoy for forty years. | |
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COUNTY kILKENNY. | |
Decoys in use. Desart House. | Decoys not in use. None. |
| Desart House, 8½ miles SW. of Kilkenny, the residence of the Earl of Desart. The owner of this Decoy says - that of late years it has 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 1500 to 2,000 wildfowl was no unusual number to take in the Desart Decoy. This Decoy was constructed early in the present century. | |
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COUNTY LOUTH. | |
Decoys in use. None. | Decoys not in use. Glyde. Lisrenny. Beaulieu. Rathescar. Oriel |
| According to Thompson, who wrote in 1851, the Decoys at Glyde, Lisrenny, and Beaulieu had even in his day long been disused. | |