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School: Castlecoote (roll number 6344)

Location:
Castlecoote, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Ghabhláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0263, Page 225

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  1. Homemade Toys (continued)

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    Tops
    A round piece of ash is got for a top. It is peeled and rings cut round to ornament it if used for whipping. A spinning top in which twine is used has a large number of rings and the top tapers more to a point. In the point a nail or spike is driven on which the top spins.
    The whip is made from branches of an ash tree.
    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