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School: Rahugh (roll number 12905)

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Rahugh, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
P. Ó Maonghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0732, Page 196

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    water and the pinkeen would get caught.
    Bird Cage
    Plait hazel rods together in the shape of a crib and fix a piece of rod under it and another to raise the cage on one side. then shake crumbs inside under it and when the bird would hit against the stick it would fall and the bird would get caught under it.
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    Flutes
    Flutes are made by getting a straight piece of elder and boring the inside out of it. Three holes are made in the side of the flute and one at each end. If you blew into the holes at the ends the wind would come out at the side and make a kind of music.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anne Josephine Geoghegan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Pallas, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    James Geoghegan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Pallas, Co. Westmeath