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School: Cill Moicheallóg (B.) (roll number 15740)

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Kilmallock, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Conchobhar Mac Rághnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0529, Page 39

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  1. Homemade Toys (continued)

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    Home-made toys
    Many boys and girls in my district make toys of their own.
    Neclaces are made from the daisies that grow on the ditches, and also from the dog-haws.
    Belts are made from the papers that is got from a box of cigarettes.
    Cribs are made by cutting branches from an alder tree, and they are shaped in such a way that they are like a house. They are then tied with cords so as to keep them together. Food is put into the cribs, and a little bit of a stick is made to hold it up, so when the bird goes in the stick falls down and the bird is trapped,
    Slingoes are made by cutting a piece of leather, and a cord is then
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Biggane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Ballingaddy North, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs Biggane
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    55
    Address
    Ballingaddy North, Co. Limerick