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School: Dún na Lochlannach (roll number 11987)

Location:
Lisduff, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Uí Mhainín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0060, Page 0105

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    Long ago the people used to make a lot of toys for their children. They used to make little motor-cars out of turnips and put timber wheels on them. They used to make cattarpults for the boys for killing birds. They were made with the fork of a tree and a bit of rubber. They used to make tops with spools and put nails on the ends of them. They used to make fifes out of pumps and they used to put a cork on the end of them.
    They made little horses out of turnips and they put timber legs on them.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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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
    Brendan Clarke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilmeen, Co. Galway