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School: Glenmaquin (roll number 9748)

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Glenmaquin, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Eilís Bean Uí Leathain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1102, Page 88

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    This is the name of some home made toys: The plug gun and the bow and arrown and the swize and the yoo-yoo and the tops and the sword.
    The swize is made from a tin lid. The lid has to be nicked round and two holes put in it. Then a cord is put through the holes and tied. Then the toys is made. When you pull the cord the swize runs round and makes a noise like a bee.
    I often made a swize
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joe Mc Kinney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockbrack, Co. Donegal