School: Oram (roll number 8496)

Location:
Oram, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
P. McMahon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0942, Page 386

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0942, Page 386

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  2. To make a plug - gun you get a thick bit of bore - tree about half a foot long. Then you get a long bit of iron and redden it in the fire and put it through the bore - tree so as to burn the pith out of it and have a hole through it. Then you get a good strong bit
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