School: Cill Cruim / Killocrim (roll number 17072)

Location:
Killacrim, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Micheál Óg Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0407D, Page 17_015

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0407D, Page 17_015

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  1. We make spinning tops out of empty spools of thread. Catta pults are made of rubber. Whistlers were also made long ago with a bit of a tree. We get a rod out of the sycamore tree. An elder gun is made by getting an elder stick about four inches long and scooping the pith out of it. Then get a piece of rubber and tie one end of it to the elder and the other to a stick the same length as the elder. Then put in a stone to the hole in the elder and when you strain
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán T. Ó Murchadha
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killacrim, Co. Kerry