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School: Duncormick

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Duncormick, Co. Wexford
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P. S. Ó hEachthigheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0877, Page 029

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    She also used to make necklaces out of red-berries.
    Daddy used to make bird cages.
    He used to get a wooden box about 1 1/2 feet long and about a foot wide.
    Then he used to get wires and redden them and put holes in the box about half an inch apart.
    He would then put in the wires and put a lath midway between the roof and bottom of the cage.
    He would then put a wooden roof on and put in the perches.
    He would also put in a wooden trough for the seed and a glass egg-cup for the water.
    My Aunt used to frame pictures with straw.
    She used to weave some straw and iron it down flat.
    She would then varnish it or paint it different colours and put it around the picture.
    Chrissie Cleary
    Rath
    Duncormick.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Chrissie Cleary
    Address
    Rath, Co. Wexford