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School: Killeen, Granard (roll number 13752)

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Killeen, Co. Longford
Teacher:
S. Ó Duibhgeanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0765, Page 424

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  1. Old Crafts (continued)

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    Many of these old spinning machines are to be had yet but they are not in perfect condition. The principal weavers in this district were Mrs Burke
    Mrs Kerrigan Mrs. Rielly and Mrs Clarke
    Patrick Clarke told me all this information and he is 68 years old.
    Harry Reynolds, Killeen, Granard.
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  2. Homemade Toys

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    Home made Toys
    Nearly every boy and a lot of girls made some kind of toys
    In summer girls made necklaces, they a string and they put daisies on it and they put it around their necks. Near Christmas long ago they used to make dolls and Teddy-bears, they used to make them of sawdust and cloth.
    In spring boys made tops from thread spools and they put a twine around it, and throw it and it would begin to spin. They make bird-
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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
    Annie Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymore, Co. Longford