School: Corlea
- Location:
- An Chorr Liath, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: T. Ó Mearáin
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- Boys make a toy for flinging stones called a sling. A piece of leather is got and two pieces of cords, the cords are tied to the leather. A stone is put into the leather, then one of the cords is let out and the stone is flung away
Snares are made for catching birds. It is made from a piece of a stick and hair, wire is also used. The wire is plaited and a loop put on the end of it, then it is put in on the stick and left where the birds are seen.- Collector
- Peggy White
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lios Uí Ghabhann, Co. an Chabháin
- Informant
- Tom White
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 62
- Address
- Lios Uí Ghabhann, Co. an Chabháin