School: Easgéiphtine (B.) (roll number 2039)

Location:
Askeaton, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Donncha Mac Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0503, Page 255

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0503, Page 255

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  1. Some toys made in the district yet - are tops which are made by boys or men. They are made out of a reel, or nobs of a chair or cot.
    Catapult. Boys often make catapult to kill birds or to have an aim at something. It is made from a light stick the shape of a Y and rubber is fixed on to each top, the same length and then a piece of leather is got for to hold the stone, and it is joining the two rubbers together.
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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
    Thomas Stokes
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyhomin, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    John O' Shaughnessy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    23
    Address
    Ballyhomin, Co. Limerick