School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- The boys around this district are able to make many toys from old materials found around their homes such as pop guns, catapults and slings.[Drawing] - Pop-gunA pop-gun which is very simply constructed, consists of a straight stick got from an elder tree. A hole is made up through the centre of the stick.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Mullins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kells, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- John Mullins
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 67
- Address
- Kellsgrange, Co. Kilkenny