School: Lios Tuathail Buachaillí
- Location:
- Listowel, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Brian Mac Mathúna
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I made marbles one evening out of yellow mud. I got the mud and rolled it for a long time and then I put it into the fire for a minute and then I took it out and let it get cold.
I saw my sister Hannie Cahill, Craughtoosane, LIstowel making a doll out of gold paper. She got a bit of gold paper and made the top of it roundy and she rounding it till she had it made.
- There are many kinds of home-made toys with which we play with in this district. One of these is a whistler. We make them with a sop of straw by cutting a hole in the side of it with a blade and blow through it. This whistler is called "Pipinceocl." We make a whistler with a horse chesnut by making a small hole in the side of it and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- B. Holyoake
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Listowel, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- M. Holyoake
- Address
- Listowel, Co. Kerry
