School: Gallow (roll number 8301)
- Location:
- Gallow, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Cáit, Bean Uí Mhuirín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0689, Page 363
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- 29-3-38 Homemade Toys (continued)
A cradle for catching birds:-
Four short sticks are tied at the end to form a square.
Four other sticks are fastened on to each corner of the square and put with the tops joined so that the whole forms a little basket or tent.
Short sally rods are put in and out through the framework to form the cradle.
A bow or bent sally rod is fixed to each side of the cradle in such a way that it just clears the ground.
A pronged stick is out under one end of the "cradle" and another pronged stick is put in the same position but with the straight end resting on the bow.
Some crumbs of bread are put on the ground inside the bow, the bird hops onto the bow to get them, the weight of the bird knocks down the stick which was resting on the bow and the cradle falls(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Frances Doran
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Isaacstown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- K. Murrin
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Principal
- Address
- Garadice, Co. Meath
