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School: Baile Dháithí, Dunlavin

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Davidstown, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Róisín Bhreathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0915, Page 159

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    A pop-gun. For a pop-gun they got a piece of an elder stick about four inches long and bore a hole right through it. Put a piece of paper into the hole and shoot it out with a smaller piece of stick.
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    Whistles:- These are also called "killy-corns". Get a straw with a knot on the end of it. Put a split under the knot and blow. If it will not play then, the person says, "killy-corn, killy-corn if you don't play I'll cut off your head and throw you away"
    Pop-gun. Get an elder stick and take the "middle" out of it. Get a stick that will go through the middle. Put bits of paper into the hole and shoot them out with the stick.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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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
    Thomas Flynn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Brusselstown, Co. Wicklow