School: Doire an Céise (C )
- Location:
- Doire na Ceise, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Uaid
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- (continued from previous page)around the spool and then let it out to spin.
To make a rush rod get a bundle of long rush rods, then get more rushes and roll them round the rod to keep all the rushes firm, and prevent them from falling out.
They made daisy chains out of the daisies. They made rush hats and caps out of rushes also.
The boys made Catapults. This is the way they made them, they got a piece of a stick in the shape of a fork then they got a piece of rubber and tied it to each end of the stick, then they got a fine bit leather and made two holes in it and tied the rubber to it also. - Transcription guide »You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
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- Sue Reilly
- Gender
- Female