School: Gaile, Caisleán Mumhan (roll number 15299)
- Location:
- Gaile, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Meachair
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- (continued from previous page)some but as soon as he did and stuck his beak and feet in it fire came out of the bag and burned all his feathers black and so he remained black with gold beak and feet.
- [Drawing]To make a whistle like this first a bit of an ash stick in which the sap is., is to be got. Then a bit is to be cut out of it like what is shown at A. Next a bit is to be cut like B. Then the skin is to be cut all round like C.The skin is then tipped around with the back of a penknife or some thing like it from C to the other end at A, taking care not to burst the skin. When the skin rises up from(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Francis Maher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glenbane Upper, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Matthew Maher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glenbane Upper, Co. Tipperary