School: Duleek (C.) (roll number 3114)
- Location:
- Duleek, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Dhonnchadha
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- Home Made Toys
The Commons
People here long ago used to make rag dolls & toy cars.
To make the dolls they got a large piece of cloth & stuffed it with hair or even old rags to represent the body. A smaller piece was taken, stuffed & securely stitched to represent the head, Eyes, mouth & nose were then painted on this piece.
To make the cars they got pieces of wood & joined them together to serve as the body. A piece of tin was attached to the front to serve as an engine.
Small cardboard houses were made as well. The walls were made of heavier pieces & the doors of lighter pieces of cardboard. The windows were just strips placed crosswise. The chimneys were then affixed to the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Coleman
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Commons, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Patrick Coleman
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 69
- Address
- Commons, Co. Meath
