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   day or two, then get a piece of a string and attach the string to the kite.
   Whistlers are also made from a blade of fancy grass. People used to put it between there thumbs and blow it and it sounds like "cock-a-doodle-doo."
   Children used to be making chains out of rushes and necklaces from daisies by making a hole in the daisies and by slipping them through one after another.

   

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2. Toys and Playthings

   

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   My brother often saw Mr. Fitzgerald play a tune with two bones. Mr. Fitzgerald said that two beef bones were the best to play with. He puts his middle finger between the bones and he can play any tune

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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

   T. Moore

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Listowel, Co. Kerry

   Informant

   W. Moore

   Age

   15

   Address

   Listowel, Co. Kerry