School: Carrigeencor (roll number 10826)
- Location:
- Carrigeencor, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Mrs Annie Gillmor
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- (continued from previous page)Bow and Arrow
A sally rod is bent, tied with a twine. This is the bow (drawing of a bow) The arrow is made of another stick. Just a straight piece of stick which is at x (in drawing) and the twine pulled, the arrow flies. Spiny Jenny
Tops were made out of thread spools
One end is cut off and the spool sharpened to a point. A little stick is stujk through the hole and it is pointed too. This is spun round with the finger and thumb. - Get a piece of round cloth, and stuff it with saw dust or straw in the shape of a head. Sew a cloth in the shape of a body. Then print eyes ears nose and mouth with ink on the head. Cut two cloths out in the shape of(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peggy Maxwell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Boihy, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Maud Mc Kinley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Aghameelta Barr, Co. Leitrim