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School: Leargán Buidhe (C.) (roll number 14289)

Location:
Larganboy East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire, Bean de Priondargás
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0110, Page 499

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    The children make daisy chains by stringing the daisies together. The boys used to make tops from reels. They pared the reel and put a nail or pointed stick through the hole. The used to make water guns of elder sticks by scraping out the soft part and using another stick to force the water through. The made cradle birds in winter for catching birds in the snow, and they made snares for catching rabbits and hares. 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
    Teresa Waldron
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Reask, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr John Waldron
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Reask, Co. Mayo