School: Earl Darnley (roll number 13573)
- Location:
- Athboy, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Siubhán Ní Loichéid
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- (continued from previous page)on the end of the rubber. A Catapult is used for killing birds. When you want to fire you have to pull back the rubber.
- The Sling is also a very dangerous thing because the stone goes very far away. First get two pieces of cord one a little longer than the other, then (you) get a piece of leather, then get two pieces of cord and tie one on each end of the leather, and then its made. A Sling is used for firing at birds, and for other different purposes.
When you want to fire a stone you first swing the sling and let the short cord slip, and then the stone leaves it very quickly. - Transcription guide » You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Noel Booker
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Crossakeel, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Mabel Booker
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Crossakeel, Co. Meath
