School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- An Baile Nua (Shea), Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: (ní thugtar ainm)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 04_042
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- (continued from previous page)On other occasions girls go out in to the nice sweet-scented meadow and gather a big bunch of perfumed cowslips which they make a tosty of. A long piece of thread is obtained and each cowslip is put down through it. When all the cowslips are on the thread if forms a ball but is much softer.[Drawing] - TostyThey throw the tosty up in the air several times. For each throw they say one word of this verse, "Tosty, tosty tell me true how many years have I to go to school. One two three" and so on until they miss the throw.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Ní Longáin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An tAgard, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Informant
- Mr Edward Long
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 69
- Address
- An tAgard, Co. Chill Chainnigh
