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School: Carnamoyle (roll number 7344)

Location:
Carnamoyle, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Hugh McKee Fleck
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    The home made toys I have made are the spinning jenny, the catapult, and the burton gun. The way I made the spinning jenny was I got a spool and cut it in two with a knife, and I pared one end of it to a point and put a stick through the hole in the spool. I could then spin it with my fingers. The way I
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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
    Bridget Mc Colgan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carnamoyle, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Patrick Canning
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Soppog, Co. Donegal