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   dull made. This would catch rabbits when set on their pads.
   When my father was young he made a net for fish out of strong cords. He plat them into meshes with a packing needle. He also made a butter fly cage out of ruches which he platted on his fingers.

   

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2. Homemade Toys

   

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   A few years ago I made a small mill wheel very simple. I got a polish box lid and made seven holes in the edges of it. Then I made fans from plywood. They were shaped square with a short handle about the thickness of a match from it. I put one in each hole. Then I put in a wooden axle and put it under falling water and it turned it with great speed. I also made a snare for catching birds. I stuck two sticks into the ground and tied a cord from one to the other

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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

   Brian Mc Cann

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Killatee, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   Brian Mc Cann

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Killatee, Co. Cavan