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School: Feevagh (roll number 9517)

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Feevagh, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Seán Ó Bhaldraithe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0269D, Page 01_023

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  1. Local Cures (continued)

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    thorns must be then burned. This is repeated every Monday and Thursday until the sty is cured.
    A nose-bleed is cured by tying a string tightly around the little finger.
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  2. Homemade Toys

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    Pop guns were made by in this Locality from goose quills. A piece about three inches long in the hollow part was cut off so that it was open at each end. A rammer was made from a little stick. The pellets were obtained from a slice of a potato. A large pop-gun was made from a hollow. elder branch, about a foot
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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
    Bridget Coyne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowntarriff, Co. Roscommon