School: Boyerstown (roll number 13285)

Location:
Boyerstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Thomas Foley
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    and tied at the end with thread.
    When we scoop out the pulp of a woodbine stick we put in pieces of paper in balls and shoot these out with a piece of thinner stick driven through it. We call this a bullet gun. We also can make a sling from a piece of stick shaped like a fork with a piece of rubber. When we make a pull at the rubber a stone that is placed in it shoots out of the sling into the air.
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