School: Baile Uí Mhurchadha, Borris

Location:
Ballymurphy, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Michael Ó Seachnasaigh
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  1. I often made tops out of a piece of timber and I put a nail for a spear. Then we made a ring and put some top in the ring and pegged at it. I often set snares for hares and rabbits. I would put a stake down in the ground then I would get a piece of a stick and put it under the snare and rise it about three inches off the ground and then put it on the rabbits track I often made skittles and played them.
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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 Whelan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyine, Co. Carlow