School: Clochar na Trócaire, Buirgheas Uí Luighdheach (roll number 3486)

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1. Homemade Toys (continued)

   

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   that when the bird touches this perch the crib falls down and the bird is captured.
   Pop-guns are made from elder-branches. The inside of the elder is taken out. A piece of wire is put through a hole in a piece of block which is called a ramrod. A cork is pressed through the elder-branch. The piece of wire is then pressed against the cork which shoots it out and makes an noise like a gun.
   Men dancing on plates are made from plywood. A body, head, arms and legs are cut out and tied together loosely with strings. The person catches the string which is put in the head, and shakes him, letting his feet touch the plate. At the same time the person beats time with a spoon and the man appears to dance to the beat.
   Crowns are made from bundles of marguerites tied together with thread.
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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
            1. toys (~1,598)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Maura Collins

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Mrs Frank Collins

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Kilfithmone, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Mr Frank Collins

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Kilfithmone, Co. Tipperary