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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

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Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 13_028

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    wind, it was blown out with a stick, and when the paper used go in far enough in the stick the compressed air used burst out the other paper, and it used also let a loud shot.
    [Drawing] - Catapult
    A Catapult was made of rubber and a gowlog stick.
    The rubber was tied to gowlog and also a patch of rubber to hold the stone in it.
    Boys used kill a great many birds and crows with them.
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    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
    Thomas O Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kells, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    James Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kells, Co. Kilkenny