School: Dernakesh (B)
- Location:
- Dernakesh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Ó Comhraidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1017, Page 395
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- (continued from previous page)I redened an iron bar in the fire and put it throught the piece of boors-tree. Then I got a straight piece of a rod about seven inches long and pared it all except one inch, the thickness of the whole in the boors-tree. This is called the ramrod. I got two pieces of paper chewed and put one down near the bottom of the hole I blew into in and put in the other one. I the ram-rod and gave it a quik blow down, it let a great shot but didn't kill any thing.
I would make marbles, by getting an old but of a candle and softening it, and make it the shape of a marble. Then I would leave it up on the loft over the fire for two days to dry, you could play with it then.
I would make a ball by getting an old stocking and stuffing it with hay and sew it at the bottom and top.
To make a catapult I got a fork stick and put a rubber eight inches long on each fork then I cut a tongue out of a boot and tied it to the end of of each rubber then you put in a stone and fire(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Terry Woods
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killyrue, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Paddy Woods
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killyrue, Co. Cavan
