School: Shanakill, Roscrea
- Location:
- Shanakill, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Seán Ó Ceallaigh
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Homemade Toys (continued)
“My mother used to make necklaces out of dog-briar bushes...”
(continued from previous page)Boys often made a ball out of the bladder of a pig. They fill it up with hay and rags. They fill it with wind.Homemade Toys
“To gather rushes and cut them all the same length and get four of them and twist them in and out and it would make a lovely rod...”
To gather rushes and cut them all the same length and get four of them and twist them in and out and it would make a lovely rod.
People use to gather cowslips and make dodge balls and you would see no shanks. It was a great pastime for girls in the Summer.Homemade Toys
“In olden times the boys used to make bugles out of straws...”
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- Lena Meehan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shanakill, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mr Meehan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Shanakill, Co. Tipperary