School: Kilcullen (B.)
- Location:
- Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Broin
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- A long time ago boys made their own toys because there were no toy factories.
They made yo-yoes out of spools, rolled a piece of cord round them and drew them up and down.
Another toy they made was a pegging top. (drawing) Cord was wound round the top and trown on the ground. It spins for nearly ten minutes.
Toys were also made for killing birds, one was called a catter pullet and the other was called a slinners. The slinners was made like this. First of all a piece of leather was shaped half square then a piece of cord was tied out of it. A stone(continues on next page)- Collector
- Pádraig De Núinnseáin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
- Informant
- James Nugent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 47
- Address
- Kilcullen, Co. Kildare