SammyM wrote: > > > In Northern Ireland (and Scotland as well) a "Peerie" was a wooden > spinning top. It was only a couple of inches tall. A "whip"(just a piece > of stick with a string attached) was used to propel it. The string was > wound round the peerie and the whip flicked so that the peerie spun > round, spinning on the ground. > > Happy memories of childhood in Belfast !!!! > OK~ Thanks. I remember those tops. In fact, on a trip back to England we found some for sale at York Castle Museum. I bought a couple so I could demonstrate it to my grandchildren - only to find I could no longer make them work.