School: Dún Béicín (roll number 14822)
- Location:
- Doonbeakin, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Máire Nic Giolla Geanainn
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- I often made toys to pass away the time, such as a spinning top: A spinning-top is made from a piece of timber pared to one end and a nail in the pared end. Then a cord is tied to the nail. When I want to play the top I hold one end of the cord in my hand and let go the other and on this way I make the top spin.
I can also make a "Baursan"by getting piece of tin and cutting points on the ends. Having that done I put two holes in its middle, then put a strong thread in the holes and wind it round and pull it in and out and if any thing touched it while it was going round it would tear it.- Collector
- Rita Connor
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Doonbeakin, Co. Sligo