School: Clún na Gaoithe (roll number 8740)
- Location:
- Cloongee, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Héaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0125, Page 338
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- When I was a child of four years I used to make daisy chains. First I went out to a field where many daisies were growing. Then I would plug daisy heads and I would also have a needle and thread and put a big knot on one end. I would then sit on a rock or beside a ditch and run the needle through the daisy head. When it would be made I used to wear it round my neck and I thought I had a lovely necklace. Sometimes my sisters would try to take it from me and then there would be a row and sometimes it would be broken.
Playing shop.
A few children and I used to play shop. First we used to make a shop from sticks and get two big stones and leave a board across on them. This was the counter. Then we would gather a lot of "diasíns" and cover them with paper. One would go inside the counter and he was the shopkeeper. Then the others would be buying the things from him.
Dolls
I was vern fond of making dolls. This is how I made them. First I got a needle and thread and a piece of cloth and made a little boy(continues on next page)
