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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1009, Page 173

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    There were toy watches also.
    The girls used to string flowers together into a chain for dolls or for themselves.
    The toys did the children a long time. Boys made tops out of spools and put a bit of a stick through the hole of the spools.
    I have a good many toys at home. The boys long ago used to make a snare and put grass on the top of it for catching birds. There were not many toys
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    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
    Hilda Clarke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dundragon, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr J. Clarke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dundragon, Co. Cavan