School: Cillín

Location:
Killeen, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádraic Ó Hubáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0140, Page 556

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0140, Page 556

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  1. A Snare
    I get horse hair and I put about twenty ribs together and put a knot on the end. Then I open into two parts. Then I put two of my fingers in the ashes and twist one across the other. I keep doing that till the snare is finished.
    A Sling
    I get a bit of an old shoe and I cut it about an inch and a half long and an inch and a half long and an inch wide. Then I bore a hole in each end and I put a sling in each hole
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    James Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castletown, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mary Kate Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mary T. Tighe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Muingrevagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Paddy Healy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moyny, Co. Mayo