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School: Clochar na Trocaire, Cinn Mhara

Location:
Kinvarra, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Siúr M. Bernadette
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0049, Page 0278

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    Up to the present day boys and girls make toys. Sometimes for amusement, sometimes for the pleasure of their younger brothers and sisters and sometimes to pass away the time. There is a great source of pleasure in making toys and they occupy the mind greatly.
    Boys make toys of various kinds. They make tops, doll's houses and slings. The girls make dolls, flowers, and they string flowers together. The way the boys make the tops are They gel on old used assail and they cut the top off it. Then they cut shave it so as to have shaped like a top. Then they get a little
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggie Regan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Leary
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Kinvarra, Co. Galway