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School: Sráid (C.) (roll number 14370)

Location:
Strade, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Bean Uí Liodáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0124, Page 61

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  1. Bréagáin agus Caitheamh Aimsire

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    1. Little girls wander through the meadows gathering big daisies. These daisies they make into chains and wreaths and wear as garlands.
    2. Children go from field to field in search of purple honeyed clover heads. They pull the heads and then pluck out each little flower or tube and suck out the honey.
    3. Children follow bees and when the bee alights on a flower they catch him with a cloth, kill him and pull out the little ball of honey and eat it.
    4. In snowy weather boys make a sort of cage of sally rods. They make a hole in the snow, put crumbs in it, then a long string is attached to the cage
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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)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Liodáin
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Address
    Strade, Co. Mayo