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 250

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  1. A Moneybox:- The way to make a moneybox is to get a cocoa tin and make a hole at the top of the tin about the shape of a penni or a halfcrown.
    A Catapult:- is made from a sallyrod about two feet in length and bent so that both ends of the rod will almost meet. After that get a piece of rubber and tie it around the rod. Get a small stone and tie it on to the rubber. After that pull back the rubber and the stone will fly away for a certain distance.
    A Pipe:- The way to make a pipe is to get a spool and bore a hole on the side of the spool with a red-hot knitting needle. Then get a piece of boortree and make a hole through the middle of the piece of stick. This stick will serve as a shank. Put the shank into the hole on the end of the spool, and that is all that has to be done in making the pipe.
    A Whistle:- a whistle is made with a piece of sycamore tree. Cut a hole at the head of the wood. This is all that is required in making a whistle.
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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
    Cathal Britton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballintra, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Hugh Britton
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Ballintra, Co. Donegal