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School: Skerries (St. Patrick's : Boys) (roll number 16332)

Location:
Skerries, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
T. Mc Namee
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0785, Page 67

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    Toys made Locally.
    (Skerries, Co. Dublin.)
    Some of the toys made by local children are, a spinning top which is made out of an old thread spool, model aeroplanes which are made out of scraps of wood, and dolls out of rags or straw. The boys generally go in for hunting. Some of the traps are for rats. We place an ash stick in the ground beside the hole with a horse hair out of the stick. Then tie the stick to a tuft of grass, and when the rat comes out of the hole he catches in the hair. It immediately swings up and the rat hangs. We know
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Fox
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Strand Street, Co. Dublin