School: Strang's Mills, Kilmacow
- Location:
- Muileann an Strangaigh, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: Richard Rellis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0845, Page 328
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- Pop guns were made out of elder wood. The inside was scooped out forming the bore of the gun, & then a cork or small piece of wood was put in at one end & the shooter also of wood at the other end. The shooter was shoved in at one end & the cork came out at the other end with a loud "pop".Daisy chains were made by the girls by stringing daisies together A daisy was plucked with the stem on a slit was made in the stem and another daisy was inserted in this slit & so on Buttercups were also inter-mixed.Chains were also made of primroses "Bob-tasses" made out of cowslips.
A bunch of cowslips was picked. The stems were taken off a lult of the stem left A cord was got & the heads were divided into two and strung on the cord until a good number is strung then the two ends of the string are tied together & a kind of a ball is made. The girls then toss the ball from one to another.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Thomas Gaull
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Address
- Cill Mhic Bhúith, Co. Chill Chainnigh
