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School: Ballycastle Boys' (roll number 14290)

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Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0140, Page 036

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    forward and the arrow is shot away.
    Catapult
    A strong forky stick is found and a piece of rubber is tied to the end of each fork. A piece of leather is then tied to each strip of rubber. Then a stone is fixed in the leather and pulled back. It is let forward with force and the stone shoots forward
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brendan Mc Andrew
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Mc Andrew
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Ballycastle, Co. Mayo