School: Ballycastle Boys' (roll number 14290)
- Location:
- Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Mícheál de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0140, Page 024
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- A blade of grass makes a bugle by placing it between the thumb with the palms of the hands together and blowing on it.
A "catapult" can be made with a piece of sally rod bent and tied at each end with a string to make the bow.
A light piece of rod makes the dart.
A flag leaf makes a small boat.
Rushes makes a "fools" hat or cap.
A young maiden toys with a daisy to ascertain if her admirers lover her. She starts picking off the petals at the (second) first one she says "he loves me" at the second "he loves me not" and so on till it comes to the last petal and that is the dreading factor.
- Collector
- Dan Lenihan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Polke
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 63
- Address
- Ballinglen, Co. Mayo
