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School: Druim Beag (roll number 9035)

Location:
Drumbeg, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Sinéad Bean de Faoite
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1105, Page 191

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  1. Toys (continued)

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    one in the centre of every lid and pushes the ends of the axle through the holes in the lid and put a tack at each end of the axle to keep the wheels from falling off. Then we nail two sticks one at each side of the box for the shafts.
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  2. How to Make a Water Wheel

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    The first thing you need is a sharp knife and a large turnip. You bore a hole through the turnip and put a stick through the turnip for the axle. Next you take the knife and cut tracks across the turnip like the wooden trows on a real wheel.
    Now you fix it across a place where water falls and it can run quote nicely.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    J. Galbraith
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dromore, Co. Donegal