School: Lismire, Áth Treasa
- Location:
- Lios Maghair, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: John Hishon
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- Collector
- Cáit Ní Brolacháin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Gairdín, Co. Chorcaí
- My grandmother gave me an account of the home-made toys of long ago. Boys made toys from thread spools and pieces of wood. They made traps or "cribs" for catching birds.
Girls played "gobs" with small round stones, and made chains of(continues on next page)