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School: Carrigaline (3) (roll number 12097)

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Carrigaline, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Martha Levis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0392, Page 177

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    little holes as shown and tunes can be played on it.
    An elder gun can be made by getting a piece of elder about 6 inches long. Bore a hole right through from end to end. This is done easily as its inside is soft, now get a piece of rubber about 8 inches long and tie it to one end of the stick.
    Get a little bit of slender twig about about 3 inches long. To use the gun pull the rubber to its full length keeping hold of the twig. Let both rubber and twig go and the twig will fly a good distance.
    Every boy and girl finds amusement in their spare time making toys.
    Boys find fun in making toy tractors cars, catapults and many other things.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Harry Wolfe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Shanagraigue, Co. Cork