School: Tullaroan (C.) (roll number 3530)

Location:
Tullaroan, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Cáit, Bean Uí Eidhin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0867, Page 173

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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
    Mary Hogan
    Gender
    Female
  2. When boys and girls are small they delight in making toys.
    Girls make a doll from a potato. They cut it and put half of it in a stocking, and tie at the bottom. That forms the head. They colour it with chalk to make the eyes, mouth and nose. The other half makes the body. They tie sticks at both sides for hands. They tie sticks for the feet. Boys make a care from a card board box and lids of polish boxes.
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