School: Baile an tSratha (roll number 17014)
- Location:
- Ballintra, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Séarlus S. Ua Baoighill
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- A Whistle:- This is the way to make a whistle. Get an [?] that grows in the meadow and cut it short. Make a hole in the middle of it and it will whistle.Bow and Arrow:- This is the way to make a Bow and Arrow. Get a piece of board and bore a hole in it. The get a rib of an old umbrella and put it through. Tie a string on the two ends of the (string) rib. Cut a nick in the board and put the cord down into it. Set a bit of a pointed stick on the middle of the board. Raise the string with your finger and away goes the stick.
- Collector
- Maureen Mc Calliog
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Grahamstown, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mr Michael Mc Calliog
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 42
- Address
- Grahamstown, Co. Donegal