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School: Edraguil (roll number 11225)

Location:
Edergole, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
C. Nic Philip
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0944, Page 277

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    Home made toys
    Most boys and girls find amusement in making toys in their spare time. Boys shape spools into spinning tops. They make slings with a piece of stick and cord, these they use to shoot wild birds with stone.
    They also shoot at wild birds with home made guns. They put a long stick with a hole in the top of it. In this the put the spring of an old umbrella and it makes a toy gun.
    Kathleen McPhillips
    Lisnaveane
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Mc Phillips
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisnaveane, Co. Monaghan