1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Swords (B.)

School: Swords (B.) (roll number 755)

Location:
Swords, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
A. Hamill
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0789, Page 60

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0789, Page 60

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Swords (B.)
  2. XML Page 60
  3. XML “Homemade Toys”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Homemade Toys

    Share Share Post
    In former times before factory made toys were commonly used they were made in the homes of the poor people to make money to buy food. At Christmas they made toys for the children to play with. A favourite toy of nearly every boy is a top. Tops are made by getting a round piece of wood and pairing it until it is pointed at one end and flat at the other. Then a small nail is driven in at the point to keep it from wearing away. Then there are grooves cut round it so that a cord could be wound round it to start it spinning. A top can be kept spinning for a long time by shipping it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Dooley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymadrough, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Thomas Dooley
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    46
    Address
    Ballymadrough, Co. Dublin