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School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090F, Page 03_009

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    A Top
    It was Michiel O Malley that showed me how to make a top. I got a spool from my Mother and I paired one end of it untilh it comes to a point then I put a little peg in the hole.
    A Cradle.
    You can make a cradle by getting fore rods each about 18 inches long. Then you must split two of them on both ends and pair the ends of the other two and fix them into the splits. Then you have to get for ihin rods
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Gibbons
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cappacharnaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Edward Gibbons
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cappacharnaun, Co. Mayo