School: Glenculloo, Killoscully (roll number 11083)
- Location:
- Glanculloo, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Ogáin
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- (continued from previous page)her hand and puts them out before her
as if she was going to pray. The rest
of the children do likewise. Then she shares
it among the rest of them. She then puts
the question "who has the ring" and of
course they all answer wrongly and
then they get a pinch each. Homemade Toys
“Pop guns were and are still very popular among the boys of this locality.”
Pop guns were and are still very
popular among the boys of this
locality. This is how a pop gun is made
A piece of an elder bush is got and the
pith is brought out of it with a knife and
a gimlet. Then another piece of elder is got. This
is called the stock. A piece of paper is put into
the hole. Then wind is put in after the paper
and while the wind is within another piece of paper
is put in. Then the stock is pushed and off goes the shot.- Collector
- Michael Harrington
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lackabrack, Co. Tipperary