School: Loughill, Longford
- Location:
- Laughil, Co. Longford
- Teacher: P. Ó Corcora
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0768, Page 449
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- Here are the of the toys made in this district, slings, catapults, pop guns and tops. Here is the way you make a catapult. You cut the fork of a tree in the form of a Y. You then cut two strips of motor tyre and a piece of leather. You then tie the leather and the rubber together and the rubber is then tied on to the top of the Y. It is then ready for use.
To make a top with a spool you pair it with a knife and put a nail in the end of it, it is then ready for use. To use it you get a piece of stick and tie a piece of string on it you spin the top and whip it with the whip.
- Collector
- Thomas Breaden
- Gender
- Male
