School: Leac Snámha (B.) (roll number 10957)
- Location:
- Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Dáithí. B. Ó Duilleáin
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- (continued from previous page)and with terrible force. Catapults can be made any size.
I also make another toy in the Winter nights such as a sling. In making a sling I first get a piece of leather about three inches long and about one inch and a half broad. Then I cut a hole in each end of the leather for cords to go through. Then I get two cords and I put them through the holes and knot them. Then I put a loop in one of the cords and then I put a stone into the leather. Then I catch the two cords in one hand and then I swing it around my head four or five times and then I let go one of the cords and I hold the one with the loop. At this time I let go one of the cords the stone will go out of the leather with terrible force.
The young boys(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tom Mc Elligott
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cunnagare, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Maurice Shanahan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 93
- Address
- Liscullane, Co. Kerry
