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School: Lios Tuathail Buachaillí

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Listowel, Co. Kerry
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Brian Mac Mathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1126, Page 421

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    They also make whistlers by getting a piece of pegwood the size of your middle finger and by boring holes in it like an ordinary whistler.
    When the day is rainy children get a match and point out a starting-point and a finish. They all put their matches at the starting-point and the match that reaches the finish first wins the race.
    To make a "bostoon." Get seven or eight long rushes and wind another long rush around them and fasten it at the top. You can then have a nice stick called a "bostoon."
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    W. Keane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Listowel, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mr W. Keane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Listowel, Co. Kerry