School: Clonmellon (B.) (roll number 9500)

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   long about three-quarters of an inch thick with a half inch bore. The pitch is taken out. Another stick nine inches long and a little bit thinner than the bore is got. Two fairly big lumps of paper are then wet and one is put in each end of the stick with the hole in it. The nine inch stick is pushed in one end and one of the papers comes out with a "pop".

   
   Tops

   Tops are made by getting a spool and shaping it like a bough top with a knife or chisel. An old pen handle is then stuck into it and pointed. I made one and it is nearly as good as a bought one.

   
   Bird-cradle

   Bird-cradles are made from elder in the shape of a pyramid. One stick is put on top of another and so on. The sticks are then bound tightly. They are used for trapping birds

   
   Snares

   These are made from thin wire in the shape of a cowboys lasso. They are set in front of a rabbit hole. When the rabbit comes out it tightens on him and he is caught.

   
   Marbles

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
            1. toys (~1,598)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Michael Mc Mahon

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   Guard Mc Donagh

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath

   Informant

   Sergeant Mac Mahon

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male