School: Oulart (roll number 15419)
- Location:
- Oulart, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Séamus Ó hAilleacháin
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- Some years ago the people made their own toys. The rattle was a very common home made toy. It was made from rushes. The rushes were plaited in the shape of a rattle box and a little bell was placed inside the rushes.Another of the ancient toys was the home basket. It was made from rushes. The rushes were plaited in the shape of a basket."Rag dolls" are made also. They are made out of old rags. You would make a ball of rags and stitch them together
You would get a pencil and mark in the eyes, nose + mouth. You would get an other rag and tuck it. You would then stitch the body and head together
"Necklets" are made out of ten or fifteen berries off a dog rose bush and push a needle and(continues on next page)