School: Lios Tuathail Buachaillí

Location:
Listowel, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Brian Mac Mathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1126, Page 423

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  1. The way to make a whistle out of a horse-chest-nut is to make a hole in the middle of it and scrape out all the white stuff that is inside in it.
    The way to make a daisy-chain is to get a piece of thread and string on it as many daisies as would go around your neck.
    The way to make a whip out of rushes is to get the strongest rushes possible and plait the rushes together and then tie the plait with a piece of cord.
    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
    D. Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Listowel, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Denis Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Listowel, Co. Kerry