Scoil: Tigneatha

Ar an leathanach seo

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   “Cribs were made long ago for catching birds in the snow...”

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   (ar lean ón leathanach roimhe)

   twine, two more over the first and two more over the second two and so on until a little house was shaped like a bee-hive with a flat top. In the process of making the strings got more taut with every stick put in until at last they were as firm as firm as sticks themselves. Underneath was a hoop made of a rod attached to the ends of one of the first sticks. The crib was partly raised and a short stick like a hay fork was put up against it. There was another rod going from the fork if the upright to the hoop. When the bird hopped on the hoop the rod gave way and down fell the crib and the bird was captured. To coax the bird under the crib, oats or meal had to be out within the loop. Pop guns were made from elder sticks, they were eight inches long. The soft pith was removed. A stick was pared to the thickness of the hole with a knob left on top. This was for shoving in and firing pellets. The pellets were made of new potatoes or turnips. Contests were held between the boys in the district.
   The girls at present made dolls out of potatoes. They stick a small potato and a large potato together with a stick for the head and

   (leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)

   

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