School: Cuileann Uí Chaoimh (B.), Sráid an Mhuilinn (roll number 4440)
- Teacher: Ruaidhrí Ó Cadhla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0359, Page 113
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Long ago girls made toys by getting a needle and thread and draw them through daisies until the chain was long enough
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Boys make catterpults by getting a branch off the blackthorn tree gabhlóg shaped, and tied rubber to each side of it. They then put on a stone in the middle of the rubber and in that way they could kill birds
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They got a scithóg and put a little stick under one side of it and tied a cord to the stick and put a grain of meal under the scithóg and when the bird would go in pull the cord and the bird was caught
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Snares were made by twisting six thin wires together and tying an eyelet of a shoe to one side of it. Then put the other side out through the eyelet and tie a stick to it.
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Girls made hats of rushes by weaving them like a basket and decorating them with a string of daisies.
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Boys got large thread and put a piece of steel through the hole in the centre, and with a length of whip-cord made an excellent spinning top.
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- Collector
- John Kelleher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Mullaghroe South, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs Margaret Kelleher
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Mullaghroe South, Co. Cork
