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School: Gort an Tuair (roll number 13467)

Location:
Gortatoor, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Áine Nic Oirealla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0141, Page 469

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    in a basket.
    In winter-time, I make cages for birds by getting a basket and putting a string to the end of it and tying the other end of the string inside the door. When the birds come under the basket I loosen the string inside the door, and so the basket falls down, and the birds are under it.
    When the snow comes, I make snow-men and peg snow balls, and when the frost comes, I slide on the ice.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Kate Healy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowmacshane, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Healy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowmacshane, Co. Mayo