School: Cnoc na Groighe (B.), Ráth Mhór

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1. Homemade Toys

   

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   Sling, catapult, pea shooter, scatter gun, tetotller, fife, marbles, bowls, dolls, cribs, flop-gun. Sling:- is made with two thongs and a piece of leather. The ends of the thongs are tied to the leather. Catapult:- is made by getting two bits of rubber and a piece of leather and a "gabhlóg." The two ends of the rubbers were tied to the "gablóg" and the two other ends were tied to the piece of leather in which two holes were put. Pea Shooter:- was made of a stick with a hole through it.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
            1. toys (~1,598)

   Languages

   Irish

   English

   Collector

   Seán Ó Cróinín

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   Seán Ó Conaill

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   80

   Address

   Scrahan, Co. Cork

2. Homemade Toys

   

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   The Spinning Top:- was made at home with a piece of wood. They cut the

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