School: Cléireacháin, Cluain Meala
- Location:
- Baile Uí Chléireacháin, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: James Bates
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- (1) Flogun - A gun made of empty elder, with ramrod. Bullet's made of charred up paper. Two bullet put in, one near the muzzle and another near the branch. The rammed with road and one bullet drives out the other.(2) Daisy-chains - made by girls with daisies strung on thread and worn round the neck.(3) Dolls :- Made from old rags by girls.(4) Tops :- made by boys from reels and an iron spike put in at the forge.(5) Snares:- Made with several strands of thin wine wire twisted together and attached to a peg. Placed in the rabbit run and concealed with grass.(6) Cribs. Kind cage with elders and sallies, in the shape of a square cone, coming to a point. Bar of sally arranged under neath and set by means of a peg. Bait put in under the crib and the bird hops in the cage falls and imprisons it.(7) Models :- Different designs of flowers are cast out of turnups. and coloured.
- Informant
- William Ahearne
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Baile Mhílis Theas, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Mary Ahearne
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 88
- Address
- Baile Mhílis Theas, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Denis Ahearne
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Baile Mhílis Theas, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Hanora Ahearne
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Baile Mhílis Theas, Co. Thiobraid Árann