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School: Drumlease (roll number 15382)

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Drumlease, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Tomás Diolún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0201, Page 056

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    It can be thrown and caught rotating rapidly all the time. It will travel a long a taut string or wire. You can suspend it from a loop of string still spinning vigorously. It will spin on the point of a pin and revolve in a dozen different ways on the pedestal. This is a very amusing game.
    Here is another which is played. A ball of daub is got and shaped into a motor cycle with rider and a machine gun attached to the machine between the handles. As the motor bike travels the machine gun comes into action with a flow of sparks, just like a real machine gun. This toy every youngster will be proud to own.
    Another toy which is made at
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Gillen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardakip Beg, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs Gillen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardakip Beg, Co. Leitrim