School: Drumlease (roll number 15382)
- Location:
- Drumlease, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Tomás Diolún
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- A long time ago the people used to catch birds in a bird craddle. To make a bird craddle, first get four sticks and put them down in the ground and run them through the other sticks, and tie them wit bits of strings. Then put a bit of a strick across the cradle. When the bird hops on this stick the cradle falls down and the bird is caught.
To make a catapult get two rubbers and a forked stick. Then put the rubbers on the stick. Then cut a piece of leather and put it on to the two rubbers. Then put a stone into the rubber and catch hold of the stick(continues on next page)- Collector
- Patrick Mac Goldrick
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dromahair, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Mrs Mac Carrick
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dromahair, Co. Leitrim