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School: Naomh Feichín, Cros (roll number 7075)

Location:
Cross, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
M. Mac Niocail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0102, Page 409

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    and long ago they used put toe through it. They make water pop-guns also for firing water.
    Snares: They twist wire together and make a loop of it, and put it in a way so that it would run. They put a string onto the wire and a stick on to that and stick it in the ground and the rabbit would run in and be caught.
    Snares and pop-guns are used at the present day but the rest are not.
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  2. Homemade Toys

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    Dolls. The children made dolls long ago out of a pirce of wood, they painted the wood and they put dresses on them. They also made a chain with daisies.
    Spinning Tops = Boys made spinning tops out of thread spools. They made them by cutting off one side of the spool and putting into the hole that's in the spool a piece of round stick with a point on it.
    Cradle Birds - They made a box with rods and they tied a string
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs O' Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derry, Co. Mayo