School: Malahide (B.)
- Location:
- Malahide, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: M. Ó Haodha
![The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0791, Page 133](https://doras.gaois.ie/cbes/CBES_0791%2FCBES_0791_133.jpg?width=1600&quality=85)
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0791, Page 133
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Malahide (B.)
- XML Page 133
- XML “Homemade Toys”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- One home-made toy is a cliavawn used for catching birds in winter. Two make the cliavawn elder sticks are required. Cut four pieces about fifteen inches long, place them in the shape of a square, tie each corner with a double cord, bring the four cords to a point about a foot high and start to build from the bottom, placing the sticks through the cords. Every lair gets shorter until you reach the top. Then twist the cords with a small stick to tighten(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James O' Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Malahide, Co. Dublin