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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 386

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0942, Page 386

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  1. Homemade Toys (continued)

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    The rubbers are tied firmly to the prongs and a piece of leather about three inches long is got and the other ends of the rubbers are tied to it. Then the catapult is complete. A small stone is put in the leather. The handle is held in the left hand and the leather in the other. The leather is pulled and let go suddenly and the stone flies like a bullet. This is a drawing of the catapult.
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  2. A Homemade Plug Gun

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    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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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Arthur Mallon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Muckno, Co. Monaghan