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   the body. I got two small polish boxes, I put holes in their centres and they served as wheels. I painted it blue.

   

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   My father can make a sling out of two cords and a piece of leather.
   Thomas Connelly, [heiter?], Kingscourt, Co. Cavan could make a 'dancing master.' He got a piece of wood and shaped it like a man. He tied this figure on wires, sat it on the floor, and it danced.

   

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   My father could make a whip by plaiting rushes together. He could make a badge, by removing the soft part of the rushes, and twisting the peels in and out through one another. He could also make a whistle by removing the inside portion of the horse-chestnut

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   1. gníomhaíochtaí
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   Language

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   Pat Reilly

   Gender

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   Age

   13

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