School: Summerville (roll number 622)

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1. Homemade Toys and Articles (continued)

   

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   top. The skin which is like this: (drawing) is put back on the stick with the hole over the notch in the stick. Then the whistler is made. It will look like this: (drawing)

   

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2. A Diúchán

   

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   A diúchán can be made out of a straw. A bit of straw is got and cut at two joints. One joint is cut off and at the other cut is made below the head to form a tongue. Also a strip of skin is sometimes slipped into the barrel and held on the outside by the fingers when blowing it. Three holes are put below the tongue to play it.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kitty Quann

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballyshoneen, Co. Waterford

   Informant

   Patrick Quann

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   70

   Address

   Ballyshoneen, Co. Waterford

3. A Pop Gun

   

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   A pop gun can be made from an elder stick. A round bit of a stick is got and a hole is made by scooping out the pith

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