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   tured. To coax the bird under the crib, oats or meal had to be put within the loop. Pop-guns were made from elder sticks, they were eight inches long. The soft pith was removed. A stick was pared to the thickness of the hole with a knob left on top. This was for shoving in and firing pellets. The pellets were made of raw potatoes or turnips. Contests were held between the boys in the district.

   Margaret Keaveny Spring-Garden
   Info got from Mrs Keaveny Spring-Garden.
   Age 50 years.

   

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2. Homemade Toys

   

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   There was a custom long ago with boys playing tee-totum. The tee-totum was made in the shape of a spinning top but there were four sides to it, and it was pointed at one end. On the other end there was a little bit of wood like a lead pencil, so that it could be caught between the finger and thumb when spinning it. On each of the four sides were the letters P.T.N.A. which mean P put down T take up N for none and A

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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

   Kathleen Moloney

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Tynagh, Co. Galway

   Informant

   Jerry Moloney

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   54

   Address

   Tynagh, Co. Galway