School: Abbey (Naomh Feichín)
- Location:
- Abbey, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Séan de Paor
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- XML “Homemade Toys”
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- 1. The old people were great for making toys. The people nowadays are not able to make those toys at all. Ned Larkin made a cleave in a barn for bringing in turf etc. When he had it finished it was to big, it would not go out the door, he had to break it up again.
2. A man by the name of Johny Mullin used to make dancing masters to amuse children. They used to be made with timber and bound with wire.
3. A girl by the name of Elena Ford used to make weather guides out of timber. She made a man and the woman when a man comes out it is the sign of wet-weather.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Nancy Madden
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Barnaboy, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Bob Larkin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Barnaboy, Co. Galway