School: Cill Tártáin
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- Kiltartan, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Tuathaigh
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- (continued from previous page)a piece of timber, and a nail (from which the head was removed) was then driven into the pointed end of the top.The top could be made spin by twisting several coils of twine aroiund it.
Malachy Milville,
Raheen,
Gort - (continued from previous page)Birdlime, which is used for catching birds is made by cutting the bark of the holly. It is chopped up and put down to boil in a saucepan. When it is boiled the water is strained out of it. It is pounded up and put into bosces and kept airtight for a few weeks. Then you cut a small twig and well clean it, and cover it with birdlime. Then you cut a split in the thick end of it to hang it on to another branch. Next you hang a cage with a bird in it near by and he will call the others. They will perch on the twig and get caught.