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School: Oram (roll number 8496)

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Oram, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
P. McMahon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0942, Page 385

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0942, Page 385

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  1. Churning (continued)

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    a few "brashes" and when he is going to start he says, "That I may put the weight of myself of butter on it". It is said that if a person comes in and does not take a "brash" of the churn he is supposed to take all the luck off the churn.
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  2. Homemade Toys

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    To make a catapult an ash stick with a fork in it is got. The handle is six inches long and is an inch in diameter - . Each prong is three inches long and is three quarters of an inch in diameter. Two pieces of rubber are got - each six inches long and an inch broad About half inch from the point of each prong a nick is
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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
    Sean Collins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Muckno, Co. Monaghan