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School: Ballyadams (roll number 894)

Location:
Ballyadams, Co. Laois
Teacher:
P. Ó Bruadair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0836, Page 010

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0836, Page 010

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  3. XML “Toys - A Didgy Doggy”
  4. XML “Toys - A Ginny Spinner”

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  1. Toys - A Didgy Doggy (continued)

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    If I threw it up five times and suceeded in catching it coming down but failed to catch it the sixth time that meant I had five years to go to school. If I threw it up ten times and suceeded in cathing it coming down but failed to catch it the eleventh time that meant I had ten years to go to school.
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  2. Toys - A Ginny Spinner

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    I got two pieces of card-board about six inches long. I put them in the form of a cross and put a hole in them where the two pieces were joined. I got a piece of a board and nailed the card board to it so that the card
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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
    Séamas Mac Giolla Bríghde
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clopook, Co. Laois
    Collector
    Séamas O Broin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corbally, Co. Laois