School: Cill Mhic Abaidh, An Léim (roll number 11245)

Location:
Kilmacabea, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán Ó Donnabháin
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  1. Get a piece of alder about a foot long and hollow out the centre with a red poker. Then get a rod which would run through the hole in the alder. Get a piece of tow and chew it and stuff it into the hole at one end of the alder. You then blow your breath into the opposite hole and keep it in by putting another piece of tow at that end. One of the pieces is then pithed through the alder with the rod and the force of the air will [?npel] the other piece very strongly.
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    Seán Ó Cáthaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aghatubrid More, Co. Cork