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School: Carrickaslane (roll number 365)

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Carrickaslane, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Mary Greer
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0943, Page 256

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    To make a buzz you get a piece of cord about two feet long, and get a button with two holes in it. And you put one end of the Cord through every hole and knot the two ends of the Cord together. Then to play the game you take the cord in your two hands and whirl it round, and when you have it whirled a number of times pull it outward an odd time and it will make a boast sound.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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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
    Doreen Whyte
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    10
    Occupation
    Farmer's daughter
    Address
    Corrintra, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Mrs James Whyte
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    84
    Address
    Tullynamalra, Co. Monaghan