School: Shanakill, Roscrea

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1. Homemade Toys (continued)

   “The people in olden times used to make toys themselves...”

   

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   of the quill in the potato slice and drive the piece of potato up in the top of the quill with the stick, then stick it in the potato again and the air of the second piece of potato will drive out the first piece and it will let a shot going out.
   Dancing Master: They used make dancing masters out of timber. They used make his head and body together. Then make his thighs and legs and put his legs on to his thighs with wire. Then put his thighs on to his body.
   Then get two bits of timber and put a short little stick in the middle and put two holes in the two ends of the sticks and in his hands. Then put a thread in through the sticks and his hands and squeeze the sticks and he would dance.
   Get a thin sally-rod and tie a piece of twine from each end. This is how to make the bow.
   The arrow is made by getting a straight stick and cutting on one end of it, then put a few short little feathers on the end. Put the arrow in the bow and twine and

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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

   Dan Clarke

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Skehanagh, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Mr Clarke

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Skehanagh, Co. Tipperary