School: Shanakill, Roscrea

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1. Homemade Toys (continued)

   “The people in olden times used to make toys themselves...”

   

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   then let them to and the arrow will fly.
   I am able to make a crib. I get two alders and a lot of sally rods. I bore two holes in the ends of the alders. Then I put sallies out in the holes and then that is the frame. I get two bits of twine then and tie them from one corner of the frame to the other, then I keep putting on the sallies till it is high enough.

   

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2. Homemade Toys

   “I am able to make a gun for squarting water with an alder and it is empty inside and you would get a sally rod and put a rag on the top of it...”

   

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   I am able to make a gun for squarting water with an alder and it is empty inside and you would get a sally rod and put a rag on the top of it and put it in the alder and put it into water and pull up the stick and it would be full and press the stick and it would squart the water.
   My father is able to make a whistle out of a hazel rod. He would twist off the skin and make a hole in the top of it and put another little stick in it and it would whistle.
   I am able to make a buzzer out of a round piece of tin. You would cut it all around in notches and make tow holes in the middle of it and put a piece of

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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

   Dan Maher

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Shanakill, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Mr Maher

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Shanakill, Co. Tipperary