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School: Sruthán an Aifrinn (roll number 13982)

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Massbrook Lower, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Mhóráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0149, Page 399

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    The way we make a toy motor car is we get a big box and put four wheels on it. Then we get an iron and put it through the front of the box and join it to the axle of the wheel. That is the steering wheel.
    The way we make a kite is to get a rod and join the two ends of it together. Then we get another stick and put it in the middle. We put a piece of paper round the rods and tie them with a string and let it go up in the air.
    The way we make a top is to get a spool
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lily Mulhern
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bofeenaun, Co. Mayo