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School: Páirc na Coille

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Woodfield, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Énrí Ó Maolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 259

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  1. Homemade Toys

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    "Home Made Toys"
    Marbles:-
    At school the children used to make marbles out of daub, and they used to leave them up until they got hard.
    Tops:-
    They used to make tops with a spool, and put a piece of a stick down in the middle of it, with a sharp top on the stick.
    Snares:-
    The boys used to make snares fro catching rabbits. They made them with wire and sticks, with the wire twisted around the stick.
    Necklaces:-
    The girls used to make necklaces with daisies, and red berried off the holly-bushes, and they made them with a needle and thread.
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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
    Tess Brady
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon