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School: Beacán (C.)

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Bekan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Dhonnchú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 272

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    bird traps, fishing rods, slings. This is the way they made the tops. They got an old thread spool and they cut it in the shape of a top. They got a nail and they drove it into the spool, and they made it spin with a whip.
    This is the way snares were made. First a thin rod was got and made into a circle by tying the two ends together, then they would get a few hairs from the cows tail, and make loops with a running knot in each, these would be fastened to the snare and set on top of a fence with a little
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josephine Finnegan
    Gender
    Female