School: Gusserane
- Location:
- Gusserane, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Mrs Corish
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0872, Page 177
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- DOLLS:- were made out of white cloth and stitched up in the form of a doll. Then sawdust was put in it. [?] was put in it afterwards it was marked on the face with red ink or blue for the purpose of making the eyes, nose, and mouth Then half ways up the legs for shoes and stockings.
RATTTLE-BOXES were also made out of seven rushes and a stone put in the middle of it to the rattle.
NECKLACES were made out of daisies you got one daisy and put a hole in the stem of the other. daisy through it and so on until you had it long enough to go around your neck. Necklaces(continues on next page)
