School: Eanach Mór (C.) (roll number 12427)
- Location:
- Annaghmore, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Caitlín, Bean Uí Mhiadhaigh
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- The girls string flowers together into chains, cut models out of paper, and make rush hats and rag-dolls. They also make necklaces from magories. Boys make tops, cradle, birds, snares, guns and clings from leather and whizzers.
When the girls are stringing the flowers to-gether they put a hole in the stem of each flower and pull another one through it. When making rush hats a bandle of long rushes are gathered. They are woven together and tied at the top. Rag-dolls are made with rags and paper. The face of the doll is painted with a pencil or(continues on next page)- Informant
- Mrs Annie Treyne
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Doon, Co. Sligo