School: St. Anne's (B.)

Location:
Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
P. Mac an t Saoir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1012, Page 230

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  1. Home made toys are very often made in my district.
    The toys we make are catapults, snares, bats, whips, paper balls and paper boats.
    The catapult is my favourite toy. It is made from the forked branch of a tree, with a bit of rubber attached.
    The catapult has many uses, the chief of them being, for killing birds and for hunting crows from a potatoe field.
    Here is a drawing go a catapult.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas J. Finegan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bailieborough, Co. Cavan