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School: Lisball

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Lisball, Co. Cavan
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S. O' Doherty
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1009, Page 174

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    in the olden times. If the children's father was a carpenter he would make a wooden horse for the children. The children now have a good many toys.
    The toys long ago were different from the toys now. Some of the toys are out of fashion now. The boys get tops to buy in the town and a whip for spinning the top. The boys in the town have the most tops. The boys in the country have not as many
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    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