School: Woodland (roll number 8464)
- Location:
- Woodland, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Mrs Crossan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1085, Page 100
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- (continued from previous page)with chippings. They make four of them, two for legs & two for arms. Then they join them together. They paint the face with ink to make the eyes. The doll is then complete.The boys make a yo-yo out of two toy motor-wheels. They get a fine stick and put it through the two holes in the wheels. Then they roll a spring around them. This is not a very good method of making it but it does to pass the time.
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- Collector
- Edward Doherty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cashelshanaghan, Co. Donegal
- Hugh Boyce of Aughalenty made toy-whistles from rowan-trees. You make a slit in the stick and then put a tongue in it. Huge Bryce also made snares(continues on next page)
