School: Cill a' Lachtáin
- Location:
- Killallaghtan, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó hAllmhuráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0028, Page 0217
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- (continued from previous page)bit of a string from one end to the other. Then get another stick with a catch on it and give it a jerk against the twine and it will fly off. Whip:
It is made of twelve rushes and tied at the top with twine. Then put four more rushes round the other twelve and it would be just like a loading handle whip.Corks:
Get nine corks and put them on a ring, eight outside and one in the middle called Kruger. Get three pieces of sticks about a half a foot long and an inch wide. Throw the three sticks, one at a time, to see who would knock the most corks. You would get two for Kruger. Feedogue:
It can be made from a strong bark of straw or a quill. About an inch from the top cut in a small slit so that when you blow into it a small amount of air will escape making noise like a whistle.(continues on next page)
