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School: Páirc na Coille

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Woodfield, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Énrí Ó Maolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 292

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    Blow Gun:-
    When the blackbirds used to come around the house people used to cut boltree and cut a hole in the stick and clean out the stuff in the middle. When this was done they used to get a bit of flax and roll it up until it would be hard they used to put it into the gun and pull the spring and fire the bit of flax at the birds.
    Spinning Top:-
    In the winter when the nights were long, they used ot get a used spool and pare off one end and put a stick in the hole and then they used to twist the stick in their hand.
    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
    James Leydon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon