School: Aughaconey
- Location:
- Aghaconny, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Mac Síomóin
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- (continued from previous page)and keep putting holes in the stem's and putting them into one another until you have the chain made.Collected by Mollie Galligan
Aughaconey
Ballinagh
Co. Cavan. - Long ago when my father was young he made toys. He made balls from worsted and a cork. He got a cork and plaited the worsted around the cork. The cork was supposed to be a hopper in the ball. A piece of goats skin was used for covering the ball and this was used for playing handball on a Sunday.
- Collector
- Vincent Brady
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrickabane, Co. Cavan
- Making a TopWhen my father was young he made top's. The top's are made from thread spools. The spool is pared round on one end to make it slender. A fairly thick stick is(continues on next page)