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School: An Gort Mór (roll number 8984)

Location:
Gortmore North, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Máire Nic Cárrain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0954, Page 015

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0954, Page 015

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  1. Bird-Lore (continued)

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    The weather can be judged by certain birds If the swallow flys high it is the sign of good weather. It is a bad sign of the weather to see cranes lying about the bogs.
    It is said that the robin got its red breast through flapping its wings near a fire which was lighted long ago. It got schorched and hence its red breast.
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  2. Homemade Toys

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    In olden times manufactered toys were not as plentiful as they are now and the children made their own toys. Girls made daisy-chains by getting daisies and making holes in them and stringing them together until they would be long enough for a chain or girdle.
    The boys made marbles from blue clay. They caught birds by propping up a riddle with a stick and had a string tied to it. Then they
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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
    Tomás Mac Chionaoith
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortmore North, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Kenna
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Gortmore North, Co. Monaghan