School: Craanford (roll number 8060)
- Location:
- Craanford, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Uí Dhubhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0889, Page 117
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- Home - Made - ToysLong ago the toys were not sold as cheap as the toys of today are sold, people used to make home - made toys for their childrenThey used make rattle - boxes, from rushes and put stones or beads inside to make the rattle, for the youngster.They used to make animals of every shape from cloth stuffed with horse-hair, and they used make dolls stuffed with old rags as well.The children used make spinning tops from empty cotton reels, pared to represent the top and a wooden peg passed through the hole in the centre. They would make a whip, with which to spin the top, from twine or pieces of cord knotted together and attached to the end of a stick.Girls used to make daisy-chains and use them as necklaces, crowns and girdles.Boys used to amuse themselves by making snap-cradles to catch birds. These cradles would have a thistle or some tit-bit on it in order to attract the birds attention.(continues on next page)
