School: Aughaconey
- Location:
- Aghaconny, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Mac Síomóin
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Long ago when my father was young he made toys. He made balls from worsted and a cork. He got a cork and plaited the worsted around the cork. The cork was supposed to be a hopper in the ball. A piece of goats skin was used for covering the ball and this was used for playing handball on a Sunday.
- Making a TopWhen my father was young he made top's. The top's are made from thread spools. The spool is pared round on one end to make it slender. A fairly thick stick is(continues on next page)
