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School: Baile Thomáis, Gabhailín (roll number 15407)

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Thomastown Demesne, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó Dubhláine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0577, Page 028

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    stone in the leather and twirl it round then release the cord without any loop and the stone goes of a great distance.
    There are several kinds of whistles. One can be made by getting a straw. Pick out a point where there is a joint and where the straw is not battered. Make a slit in it near the joint. Put the straw in your mouth covering the slit and the joint and blow and you have a whistle. Another one, is, get a thread spool and put a piece of light rubber across one end covering the hole then blow in the other end and you have a very fine whistle made.
    I often made a game
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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)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Nagle
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    David Nagle
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60