School: St Egney's (C.), Buncrana
- Location:
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Ellen Daly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1112, Page 365
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12-37 Long ago when the young boys made kites they got a rod and bent it and tied it - in other words they made it and oval shape. Then they put a bar across the middle and an upright bar to that like a cross. They then sewed brown paper or some strong paper or even a bit of cloth all around it. Then they put a tail of cloths by knotting pieces of clothes at even spaces on a rope about 6 yards long.
A string of twine was then tied
