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School: Hospital Convent (roll number 13898)

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Hospital, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Sr. Bernard
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0515, Page 112

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    Now take a piece of sally twig not as strong as a pencil as it is necessary for this to bend slightly when the bird hops on it and make a bow half-moon shape, push the end between the stick at the corners A and B letting the bow reach to within three or four inches of the stick running from C to D. Next set a piece of forked stick about nine inches long and a piece of twig and fix as below.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie O' Shea
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castlefarm, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mr P. O' Shea
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlefarm, Co. Limerick