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School: Mount Plunkett (roll number 8096)

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Mountplunkett, Co. Roscommon
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Bríd Ní Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0265, Page 218

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    Bugles Bugles are made of wood, and sometimes they get a bottle and put about an inch of water in they bottle, and then they put in on the fire. When the bottom falls off the bottle it is a bugle.
    Kites. The little boys love to make kites on a windy day, and these kites are made of paper, and a string.
    Mice. They used to make mice out of dough.
    Guns Guns are made of elder sticks
    "scibs", and cages They used to make "scrobs" and cages out of salle rods.
    Turf Baskets Turf Baskets are made of hazel sticks.
    Horses. Horses are made of wood and spools under the wood for feet.
    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
    Informant
    Charles Fuery
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Mountplunkett, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Cunningham
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    30
    Address
    Killeenrevagh, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Ardle
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    61
    Address
    Galey, Co. Roscommon