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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

Location:
Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
(name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 13_027

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  1. Homemade Toys

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    [Drawing] - Snare
    Snares were set for rabbits around this district, by boys, who made them from a piece of wire and a piece of a stick.
    [Drawing] - Pop-gun
    A pop-gun was made from a piece of timber bored by a red piece of round iron, leaving in it the round hole through, and through the stick. It was then stopped at one end with a piece of paper, and wind was blown into it, and another piece of paper was put in the other end keeping in the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas O Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kells, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    James Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kells, Co. Kilkenny