School: St Oran's, Buncrana
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- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán Mac Éibhir
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- Home - made Joy Mrs Brigit Mc Daid Sledrin Glen, Buncrana, Co. Donegal in the olden times the people made men put of wood and they put legs on them.
They got wee henges to shape his knees and to keep his knees that they would go any road you wanted them. They got a board and they sat on the board and they hell him by the head on the boards. They hit the board and the board would shake, and the man would begin to dance. ----------The boys make spinin jenys out of empy cread spools. They cut the spool in two parts. Then they get a bit of a branch and cut down to fit the hole in the spool. When the stick is made the night fit it is put into the hole of the spool and the top can spin round the table. - The way you make snares is you get four(continues on next page)