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School: Creewood (roll number 5331)

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Creewood, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Chearnacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0715, Page 148

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    Whistle:-
    Get a straight piece of an ash stick. Hammer the piece with another piece of a stick and twist off the skin. Cut a bit (cut a) in the shape of a heart out of the skin. Stop the bottom of the skin with a bit of a stick and put a small bit in at the side where the hole is so that you can blow into it
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath
    Informant
    James Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath