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   them in the following way. First they would get five or six doubles of fine copper wire and twist it up and make a dull of it. Then they would tie this to a stick about nine inches long. It would be set on a hares or rabbits path in the evening, and the next morning there might be a hare or rabbit caught in the dull. [picture of a dull] a dull when set,
   Some boys used make a to mill (from a toy) mill) drom a small turnip, and a few small pieces of boards. First a turnip would be got and a stick put through it for an axil. Next they would get four pieces of boards about an inch and a half wide and over two inches long. Then they would pare the ends of those boards, and stick them in the turnip. This would be set in a drain of running water, and then it would work making a funny noise. [picture of a mill] a mill.

   Other boys used make slings for throwing stones, and they would make them in the following way. First they would get a piece of leather and hole it in each end, and tie a string in each hole. Then they would put a stone in the sling, and twist it around for a few minutes, and let one string go, and the stone would go a long distance. On snowy days boys used make dulls from the

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
            1. toys (~1,598)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Thomas Nulty

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   Mary Ellen Smith

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   80

   Address

   Drumfomina, Co. Cavan