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School: Baile an tSratha (roll number 17014)

Location:
Ballintra, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séarlus S. Ua Baoighill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1031, Page 249

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    Tops:- Get a thread-spool and cut it into two pieces. Then put a piece of stick through it. That is what you call a Top or Spinning Jenny.
    Turnip-models:- Get a turnip and cut the middle out of it and leave it the shape of a man’s face. Light a candle inside, and put a piece of red paper on the front of it and you would think it was a man’s face that was looking at you.
    Guns:- Vut a piece of a boortree branch and take the soft middle out of it. Then you make a ramrod out of another stick. The pullets are made of paper.
    Bow-and-Arrow:- Put three ribs of an old umbrella together, tied with a cord. Then you get another rib and sharpen it, which serves as a dart.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mollie Toland
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballintra, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr Bob Toland
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Address
    Ballintra, Co. Donegal