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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

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Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
(name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 04_041

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    Long ago and at the present time children were very much skilled in making toys of different kind
    [Drawing] - Daisy chain when completed
    Most of the girls' time is given to making long yellow daisy chains. At first they go out to a green fertile field and gather a bunch of yellow and white coloured daisies. They make a little split in one of the stems and put another stem out through the split. A split is put in that stem then, and another daisy is put out in it. This continues until the chain is long enough.
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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
    Brigid Ní Longáin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Haggard, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr Edward Long
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Address
    Haggard, Co. Kilkenny