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School: Manulla (Cailíní)

Location:
Manulla, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Bairéad
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095, Page 390

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    sewed together and covered with a white cloth on which eyes, nose and mouth were put on with tar or ink.
    When the head was sewed to the body the doll was complete, and used to last longer than the machine made dolls.
    Another toy that the children of Ireland used to make was match doll which took only six matches to make.
    First of all three matches were got, and and the head of one was placed between the head of the other two. Then a hole was put through the three of them and a piece of were kept together which made the legs and body.
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    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)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Gavin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Manulla, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Foye
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Knockmore Eighter, Co. Mayo