School: St Egney's (C.), Buncrana
- Location:
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Ellen Daly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1112, Page 365
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6. 12-37 A sling, one of the toys which boys make and play with is made of cord and leather. To make one -you cut a round piece of soft leather and put two hole sin it one at each side. Then get a long piece of cord and put one end of the cord into one hole and the other end into the other hole and put knots at the ends of the cord to keep the cord in its place. This piece of leather is the place for the stone to be fired from.
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