School: Ceann Tuirc (B.) (roll number 14052)
- Location:
- Kanturk, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Liam Ó Caoimh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0353, Page 677
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- (continued from previous page)in this distric, that is Kanturk, barony of Duhallow, Co. Cork, girls make necklaces from thorn. When winter is here, the girls make umbrellas from rushes.There was a boy named Martin Mc Glynn, who lived in Percival Street, Kanturk , who could make mouse - mills that made a mouse keep walking until it died. he could also make kites and traps for catching birds.John and Charles Murphy, of Percival Street, Kanturk, could make wooden horses, wooden boats, and peg tops. They could also make wooden tea sets, toy washing tubs, and dolls for girls.(With drawings of a mouse mill, wooden horse and kite).
- Collector
- James O' Brien
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Miss Margaret Nagle
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kanturk, Co. Cork
