School: Kilmaine (B.)
- Location:
- Kilmaine, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Mac Iagó
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0105, Page 285
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- About six years ago I made a pop gun. When I was making it I got a piece of an alder tree. I burned out the pulp with a heated iron. The hole was about a quarter of an inch wide. Then I got a piece of stick which ran freely through the space in the other stick.
Sometimes I made a sling I cut a piece of leather from an old boot. Then I put two small holes at each end. I tied a piece of cord to each of the holes. Then I put a stone in the leather and spun it round quickly. When I let go one string the stone flew away.
About four years ago I made a top from a cotton reel. I cut one side of the reel into a tapering point. Then I got a small piece of stick and stuck it through the top. Oft I tried to draw pictures from a newspaper.
When making a catapult I cut a forked stick from a tree. Then I put a small cut at each end. I got a used tube from an old bicycle. I cut two thin strips and stuck in the slits. Then I tied a bit of feather other end.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eamonn Scully
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilmaine, Co. Mayo
