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School: Termonfeckin

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Termonfeckin, Co. Louth
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T. Ó Corcoráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0675, Page 403

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    little boats. They get an elder with which they make the hull of the boat. They get some feathers with which to make the sails. They also get a little piece of wood and make it into the shape of a funnel and stick it into the whole in the elder. They get a piece of slate and fasten it to the bottom of the boat to keep it from turning over. Sometimes boys have a race with these boats. A number of boys gather round a pond. When they count three they all let go their little boats and watch to see which will win. Sometimes larger boats are made with wood.
    [Drawing] - Toy Boat
    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
    Mary Sheridan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baltray, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mrs Peter Sheridan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baltray, Co. Louth