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School: Creewood (roll number 5331)

Location:
Creewood, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Chearnacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0715, Page 149

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  1. Homemade Toys (continued)

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    Get a piece of elder and take the centre out of it. Then get a thin bit of a stick and tie a cloth on the bottom of it. Stuff the bottom of the elder so that there will be only a small hole in it. Put the thin stick into the elder and then the gun is finished. This is used to "scurt" water.
    Bird catcher:-
    Put a dish standing on its edge and prop it with a piece of a stick. Leave some bread or oatmeal under the dish. Tie a long cord to the stick and put the end of it in under a window or some other
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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
    Patrick Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath
    Informant
    James Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath